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frames- [ARG1 This] does [ARGM-NEG not] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR well] [ARGM-LOC with some clerics] .
- It *EXP*-1 was enjoyable [ARG1 *] to hear accomplished jazz without *-2 having *-3 to [rel sit] in [ARG2-in a smoke-filled club] , but like the first half , much of it was easy 0 * to take *T*-4 and ultimately forgettable .
- This meant * returning to the golf course , where we watched a few French duffers maul the first tee while [ARG1 we] [rel sat] under [ARG2-under Cinzano umbrellas] , [ARGM-ADV me nursing an espresso and my ego] *T*-1 .
- `` He probably was [ARG1 the smartest guy] who *T*-165 [ARGM-TMP ever] [rel sat] on [ARG2-on our bench] , '' says *T*-1 a former president of Cambria County 's 150-member bar association , who *T*-166 , like most lawyers in Cambria County , refuses *-3 to talk about the judge *PPA*-2 publicly .
- The case of Rosa Parks , [ARG1 the black woman] who *T*-264 refused *-1 to [rel sit] at [ARG2-at the back of the bus] , comes to mind as an illustration .
- `` [ARGM-TMP Now] [ARG1 everything '' -- such as program trading and wide stock market swings -- `` that everyone had pushed back in their consciousness] is [ARGM-ADV just] [rel sitting] [ARG2-LOC right there] . ''
- Meanwhile , [ARG1 a woman] [rel sitting] [ARG2-LOC next to a new Fujitsu terminal] writes stock-market information on a chart with a pencil and adds it up with a hand calculator .
- [ARG1 More shirts and sweaters] will be laid *-1 out on tables , instead of * [rel sitting] behind [ARG2-behind glass cases] , so that customers can `` walk up and touch them , '' Mr. Roberti says 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 *-1] [rel Sitting] beside [ARG2-beside a banker] [ARGM-LOC at a luncheon in London , where he was working as a financial consultant *T*-2] , he learned that a large packet of Bally 's shares was up for sale .
- [ARGM-TMP Until now] [ARG1 it] had [rel sat] [ARGM-MNR idle] .
- [ARG1 A huge production system built * in the sea off Santa Barbara and ashore] is [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR idle] .
- `` [ARG1 We] [ARGM-MOD could] have [rel sat] on [ARG2-on it] [ARGM-TMP longer] , but the impetus is * to get the gas to the marketplace , '' says *T*-1 Richard Poole , senior scout for Santa Fe International .
- `` We 're an investor , '' [ARG1 Mr. Morishita] says *T*-2 , *-1 [rel sitting] back [ARGM-LOC in his purple gallery filled * with some 20 Monets and Renoirs] .
- * Let the president demand strict new ethics rules : With four [rel sitting] [ARG1 House] members accused * of sexual misdeeds , amid the unfolding HUD scandal and after the Wright debacle , `` people are slightly dulled *-2 by scandal , '' says 0 *T*-1 political humorist Art Buchwald .
- [ARGM-ADV For all of this year 's explosive run-up in stock prices] , [ARG1 Renaissance Investment Management Inc. 's computer] [rel sat] [ARGM-LOC on the sidelines] .
- Competing asset-allocation firms march to their own computer models , so some have been partly or fully invested in stocks this year while [ARG1 Renaissance] has [rel sat] on [ARG2-on the sidelines] .
- [ARGM-DIS Meanwhile] , [ARG1 Toshiba 's Japanese rivals , Hitachi , Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp. ,] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR still] .
- `` Ten million ai n't jack , man , when you got [ARG1 $ 3 billion *U*] [rel sitting] in [ARG2-in the bank] *T*-1 , '' says *T*-2 Mr. Frank , senior vice president at International Management Group , *-3 citing CBS 's enormous cash reserves from * selling off various businesses .
- * [ARGM-DIS Worse] , [ARG1 the properties] [ARGM-TMP then] [rel sit] around [ARGM-ADV *-2 deteriorating for maybe a year or so] , but are resold *-2 eventually -LRB- because of the attractiveness of the low down payment , etc . -RRB- to a marginal buyer who *T*-1 ca n't afford both the mortgage and needed repairs ; and *-3 having little vested interest that buyer will walk away and the vicious cycle repeats itself all over again .
- [ARG1 Its government] still wants *-1 to [rel sit] in [ARG2-in the driver 's seat] , set the speed , step on the gas , apply the brakes and steer , [ARGM-ADV with 120 million people in the back seat] .
- The Ministry of Construction spreads concrete throughout the country and boasts in international conferences that Japan 's paved roadway per capita is the longest in the world , but they seldom think of [ARG1 the poor commuters] who *T*-1 spend so much time [rel sitting] in [ARG2-in traffic] .
- [ARG1 A guy] is [rel sitting] [ARG2-LOC up] in an office [ARGM-ADV *-1 deciding what you 're going *-3 to eat *T*-2] . ''
- In this connection , it *EXP*-3 is important * to note that several members of New York 's [rel sitting] [ARG1 City] Council represent heterogeneous districts that *T*-2 bring together sizable black , Hispanic , and non-Hispanic white populations -- Carolyn Maloney 's 8th district in northern Manhattan and the south Bronx and Susan Alter 's 25th district in Brooklyn , for example .
- [ARG1 Mr. Niciporuk] [rel sits] .
- Prosecutors depict [ARG1 a company] that *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV allegedly] [rel sat] on [ARG2-on damaging evidence of overcharges from 1983 to 1985] , [ARGM-ADV despite warnings from an internal auditor] .
- The solution devised * by the professor was * to hire [ARG1 six people] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] mirror the actual jury demographically , [rel sit] in on [ARG2-on the trial] and report their reactions to him .
- [ARG1 About 400,000 commuters trying * to find their way through the Bay area 's quake-torn transportation system] wedged cheek-to-jowl into subways , [rel sat] in [ARG2-in traffic jams on major freeways] or waited forlornly for buses yesterday .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Sandwiched between desks] , [ARG1 underwriters] [rel sit] on [ARG2-on benches surrounded * by stacks of policies] .
- [ARG1 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel sit] on [ARG2-on the company 's corporate planning and policy committee , made up of the top corporate and operating executives] .
- [ARG1 Travelers] crowded into subways , [rel sat] in [ARG2-in traffic jams on major freeways] or waited for buses in the rain , but the massive gridlock anticipated * by officials in the San Francisco Bay area never materialized .
- [ARG1 Mr. Hastings] faced the senators and [rel sat] [ARGM-MNR impassively] [ARGM-TMP during the first two roll-call votes] , then quickly left the chamber .
- [ARGM-TMP Once * activated *-3] , [ARG1 the card] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel sit] in [ARG2-in the car 's window] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 showing traffic wardens how much time the motorist could remain *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-LOC Nearby] , [ARG1 five temporary residents of the school shelter *ICH*-2] [rel sit] on [ARG2-on stools] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 having their necks and backs kneaded by volunteer masseuses] .
- At least six of Arizona 's 12 savings and loan institutions have either been taken *-1 over by the government 's conservatorship program or are essentially insolvent ; [ARG1 they] are [rel sitting] on [ARG2-on enormous unrecognized losses] .
- [ARG1 *-1] [rel Sitting] at [ARG2-at the bar of the Four Seasons restaurant] , architect William McDonough seems oblivious to the glamorous clientele and the elegant setting .
- [ARG1 Economists and administrators] [rel sit] along [ARG2-along a `` boulevard '' with street lamps and ficus trees] .
- Federal Express goes further *ICH*-1 in this respect than any company 0 I know of *T*-2 with [ARG1 both Frederick Smith and James Barksdale , chief executive and chief operating officer , respectively] , [rel sitting] in on [ARG2-on the Appeals Board] [ARGM-TMP almost every Tuesday] [ARGM-PNC *-3 to decide cases] .
- But the promotion is n't likely *-2 to alter a management style 0 Mr. Andersson describes *T*-1 as `` * being the driving force leading the troops , not managing by [ARG1 *-3] [rel sitting] back [ARGM-MNR with a cigar] [ARGM-ADV *-4 waiting for people to bring me ideas] . ''
- Of the 1,300 chemists registered * for the society 's weeklong meeting , [ARG1 fewer than 200 *T*-1] [rel sat] [ARGM-TMP through the day and a half of cold fusion presentations at week 's end] .
- [ARGM-LOC In today 's computer networks] , [ARG1 some machines] [ARGM-TMP often] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR *-2 idle] [ARGM-TMP while others are overtaxed *-1] .
- This is clearly not good news to all you people who *T*-1 sleep like babies every night , *-2 lulled *-3 by visions of [ARG1 your money] [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR risk-free] in [ARG2-in six-month CDs] .
- `` Indexing has been the most single successful investment concept in the last decade , but [ARG1 the index money] has been [ARGM-ADV just] [ARGM-ADV sort of] [rel sitting] [ARG2-LOC there] , '' says *T*-1 Seth M. Lynn , president of Axe Core Investors Inc. , an indexer based * in Tarrytown , N.Y .
- [ARG1 The bank 's chairman and director general] , who *T*-2 [ARGM-DIS also] [rel sit] on [ARG2-on the board] , still would be appointed *-1 by the Treasury .
- `` [ARG1 People] these days want something else 0 * to do *T*-1 besides ski and [rel sit] [ARGM-LOC in the bar] , '' says *T*-2 Don Borgeson , executive director of Angel Fire , N.M. 's Chamber of Commerce .
- `` I was near the top of the stadium , and saw a steel girder bow six feet from [ARG2-LOC where] [ARG1 I] [rel sat] *T*-2 , but I stayed put for 10 or 15 minutes , '' confessed *T*-1 a friend .
- Still , [ARG1 few investors] are able *-2 to [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR tight] when they are convinced 0 a recession is coming *T*-3 .
- The products range from computer-edited , personal newsletters to [ARG1 systems] that *T*-1 [rel sit] inside [ARG2-inside a personal computer] and pick stories on selected topics off news wires .
- President Bush has endorsed the idea , and at least 50 [rel sitting] [ARG1 Senators] have voted *-1 to support enhanced rescission authority in the past .
- When that day comes *T*-1 , it *EXP*-2 would be particularly awful * to know that [ARG1 the United States] [rel sat] on [ARG2-on military aid] and deprived these people of the means 0 * to settle their fate with at least a little honor *T*-3 .
- Mr. Rosen said 0 the quake will revive consumer interest in a little-publicized 1972 state law that *T*-1 requires brokers to disclose to potential buyers [ARG2-LOC how close] [ARG1 a property] [rel sits] to a fault line *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 He] is [rel sitting] in [ARG2-in his living room] , [ARGM-LOC beneath a huge portrait of his late father , Hendrik F. Verwoerd , apartheid 's architect and South African prime minister from 1958 to 1966] .
- As a result , if a problem develops on a production line , it *EXP*-1 is unlikely 0 [ARG1 some supervisor] [rel sitting] in [ARG2-in front of a personal computer or workstation] will know about it or be able *-2 to correct it .
- [ARG1 The letter] , along with a detailed prosecution memo , [rel sat] on [ARG2-on the desks of Justice officials] [ARGM-TMP for months] [ARGM-TMP before the case died a quiet death] .
- `` If [ARG1 the U.S.] had [rel sat] back and done nothing , he might not have made it through 1988 , '' Mr. Moss contends *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP Eight months after Gen. Boris Gromov walked across the bridge into the U.S.S.R.] , a Soviet-controlled regime remains in Kabul , [ARG1 the refugees] [rel sit] in [ARG2-in their camps] , and the restoration of Afghan freedom seems as far off as ever .
- `` [ARG1 *] [rel Sit] [ARGM-MNR tight] '' [ARGM-TMP through the coming volatility] , Mr. Reitman suggests 0 *T*-1 , though he concedes that many small investors will find Jaguar 's zigzags `` too hard 0 * to swallow *T*-2 . ''
- It attracts people with funny hair -LRB- or with no hair -- [ARGM-LOC in front of me] [ARG1 a girl with spiked locks] [rel sat] beside [ARG2-beside a boy who *T*-1 had shaved his] -RRB- .
- [ARG1 His hands] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR farther apart] on [ARG2-on the keyboard] .
- After [ARG1 *-1] [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR with 20 % of his fund in cash] [ARGM-TMP before Friday 's sell-off] , Mr. Neff says 0 he bought `` a narrow list of stocks '' yesterday .
- [ARGM-TMP In the end] , [ARGM-TMP after * meeting with the former housekeeper] , [ARG1 Stevens] [rel sits] by [ARG2-by the seashore] [ARGM-TMP at dusk] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 thinking of her and of his employer] , and declares `` I trusted .
- [ARG1 *] [rel Sitting] in [ARG2-in one of Mr. Palmer 's chairs , which *T*-1 cost $ 425 *U* and have since been copied *-2 by others ,] is a bit like * straddling a recliner .
- [ARGM-ADV * Assuming that he paid a rough average price of $ 80 *U* a share , and assuming 0 he did n't sell before his announcement reached the market] , [ARG1 Mr. Trump] [ARGM-MOD could] be [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR with a modest loss] [ARGM-MNR with the stock at $ 76.50 *U*] .
- [ARG1 Partisans of the two combatants] [rel sat] [ARGM-MNR side by side] in [ARG2-in the 49,000-plus seats of Oakland Coliseum] , and while they cheered their favorites and booed the opposition , hostilities advanced no further , at least as far as I could see .
- Unlike two years ago , [ARG1 most of Japan 's major investors] chose *-1 to [rel sit] [ARG2 this calamity] out .
- In [ARG2-In Merrill Lynch & Co. 's Tokyo trading room] , [ARG1 some 40 traders and assistants] [rel sat] [ARGM-MNR quietly] , [ARGM-MNR with few orders to process] .
- Traders said 0 [ARG1 most of their major institutional investors] , [ARGM-DIS on the other hand] , [rel sat] [ARGM-MNR tight] .
- Yet [ARG1 more than one American official] who *T*-1 [rel sat] in [ARGM-MNR with her] [ARGM-TMP during three days of talks with Japanese officials] said 0 her tone often was surprisingly `` conciliatory . ''
- [ARGM-LOC In Manhattan] , [ARG1 once-desirable store sites] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR *-2 vacant] and newly constructed space has been slow *-1 to fill .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 neither Matra nor GEC -- unrelated to Stamford , Conn.-based General Electric Co. --] are [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR quietly] by [ARGM-TMP as their competitors join forces] .
- With today 's tougher drunk driving laws , he adds 0 *T*-1 , `` [ARG1 people] do n't want *-2 to [ARGM-ADV just] [rel sit] around and drink . ''
- On a day when [ARG1 negative takeover-related news] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR well] [ARGM-MNR with investors] *T*-1 , Commercial Intertech , a maker of engineered metal parts , said 0 Haas & Partners advised it that it does n't plan *-2 to pursue its previously reported $ 27.50-a-share *U* bid * to buy the company .
- The best thing 0 [ARG1 individual investors] can do *T*-2 is * `` [ARGM-ADV just] [rel sit] [ARGM-MNR tight] , '' says *T*-3 Marshall B. Front , executive vice president and head of investment counseling at Stein Roe & Farnham Inc. , a Chicago-based investment counseling firm that *T*-1 manages about $ 18 billion *U* .
- [ARG1 He] 's [ARGM-NEG not] [ARGM-DIS exactly] [rel sitting] [ARGM-MNR pretty] [ARGM-TMP at this stage] .