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100 | 159 | 1 Combustion Engineering Inc. said third-quarter net income of $22.8 million, reversing a $91.7 million year-earlier loss.
2 The Stamford, Conn., power-generation products and services company said per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $2.39.
3 Sales fell 1.5% to $884 million from $897.2 m... | 4 | Strong profit in the process industries , including chemical and pulp and paper , were offset by higher interest expense and by lower earnings as the company closed out certain long - term contracts . | certain | How much of the losses are attributed to the certain contracts?\n | 29 | 30 |
101 | 159 | 1 Combustion Engineering Inc. said third-quarter net income of $22.8 million, reversing a $91.7 million year-earlier loss.
2 The Stamford, Conn., power-generation products and services company said per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $2.39.
3 Sales fell 1.5% to $884 million from $897.2 m... | 4 | Strong profit in the process industries , including chemical and pulp and paper , were offset by higher interest expense and by lower earnings as the company closed out certain long - term contracts . | contracts | Are these contracts that are off the books now, leading to expect hirer profit contracts will be the norm moving forward? | 33 | 34 |
102 | 159 | 1 Combustion Engineering Inc. said third-quarter net income of $22.8 million, reversing a $91.7 million year-earlier loss.
2 The Stamford, Conn., power-generation products and services company said per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $2.39.
3 Sales fell 1.5% to $884 million from $897.2 m... | 4 | Strong profit in the process industries , including chemical and pulp and paper , were offset by higher interest expense and by lower earnings as the company closed out certain long - term contracts . | interest expense | what is interest expense? | 18 | 20 |
103 | 159 | 1 Combustion Engineering Inc. said third-quarter net income of $22.8 million, reversing a $91.7 million year-earlier loss.
2 The Stamford, Conn., power-generation products and services company said per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $2.39.
3 Sales fell 1.5% to $884 million from $897.2 m... | 4 | Strong profit in the process industries , including chemical and pulp and paper , were offset by higher interest expense and by lower earnings as the company closed out certain long - term contracts . | certain long - term contracts | What contracts did they close? | 29 | 34 |
104 | 159 | 1 Combustion Engineering Inc. said third-quarter net income of $22.8 million, reversing a $91.7 million year-earlier loss.
2 The Stamford, Conn., power-generation products and services company said per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $2.39.
3 Sales fell 1.5% to $884 million from $897.2 m... | 5 | Combustion reported improved profits in its automation and control products businesses , and it narrowed its losses in its public sector and environmental segment . | narrowed its losses | How did Combustion narrow its losses? | 14 | 17 |
105 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 1 | If bluebloods won ' t pay high prices for racehorses anymore , who will ? | bluebloods won ' t pay high prices for racehorses | Why will bluebloods no longer pay high prices for racehorses? | 1 | 10 |
106 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 1 | If bluebloods won ' t pay high prices for racehorses anymore , who will ? | bluebloods | what is bluebloods? | 1 | 2 |
107 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 1 | If bluebloods won ' t pay high prices for racehorses anymore , who will ? | bluebloods | what is a blueblood? | 1 | 2 |
108 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 1 | If bluebloods won ' t pay high prices for racehorses anymore , who will ? | bluebloods | What is a blueblood? | 1 | 2 |
109 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 2 | Breeders are betting on the common folk . | Breeders | why are they betting on common folk? | 0 | 1 |
110 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 2 | Breeders are betting on the common folk . | betting | How are they betting on them? | 2 | 3 |
111 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 3 | The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association , a Lexington , Ky . - based trade group , has launched " seminars " for " potential investors " at race tracks around the country . | " seminars " | where are they held? | 19 | 22 |
112 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 4 | The group , which has held half a dozen seminars so far , also is considering promotional videos and perhaps a pitch to Wall Street investment bankers . | perhaps a pitch to Wall Street investment bankers | Why are they considering pitching to Wall Street bankers? | 19 | 27 |
113 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 5 | " People in this business have been insulated , " says Josh Pons , a horse breeder from Bel Air , Md . " But the real future of this game is in a number of people owning a few horses . " | " People in this business have been insulated , " | Why have people in the horserace business been insulated? | 0 | 10 |
114 | 160 | 1 If bluebloods won't pay high prices for racehorses anymore, who will?
2 Breeders are betting on the common folk.
3 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a Lexington, Ky.-based trade group, has launched 'seminars' for 'potential investors' at race tracks around the country.
4 The group, which has held half... | 5 | " People in this business have been insulated , " says Josh Pons , a horse breeder from Bel Air , Md . " But the real future of this game is in a number of people owning a few horses . " | few horses | how many horses does he mean? | 39 | 41 |
115 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 1 | Britain ' s current account deficit dropped to # 1 . 6 billion ( $ 2 . 56 billion ) in September from an adjusted # 2 billion ( $ 3 . 21 billion ) the previous month , but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U . K . economy next year . | dropped | Why did Britain's current account deficit drop. | 6 | 7 |
116 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 1 | Britain ' s current account deficit dropped to # 1 . 6 billion ( $ 2 . 56 billion ) in September from an adjusted # 2 billion ( $ 3 . 21 billion ) the previous month , but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U . K . economy next year . | dropped | Why did Britain's account deficit drop? | 6 | 7 |
117 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 2 | The Confederation of British Industry ' s latest survey shows that business executives expect a pronounced slowdown , largely because of a 16 - month series of interest - rate increases that has raised banks ' base lending rates to 15 % . | pronounced slowdown , | how pronounced was it? | 15 | 18 |
118 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 2 | The Confederation of British Industry ' s latest survey shows that business executives expect a pronounced slowdown , largely because of a 16 - month series of interest - rate increases that has raised banks ' base lending rates to 15 % . | business executives expect a pronounced slowdown , | Which business executives? | 11 | 18 |
119 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 2 | The Confederation of British Industry ' s latest survey shows that business executives expect a pronounced slowdown , largely because of a 16 - month series of interest - rate increases that has raised banks ' base lending rates to 15 % . | interest - rate increases | Why did the interest-rate increase? | 27 | 31 |
120 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 4 | He also said investment by businesses is falling off . | falling off | Why is investment by business failling off? | 7 | 9 |
121 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 4 | He also said investment by businesses is falling off . | falling off | why exactly? | 7 | 9 |
122 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 4 | He also said investment by businesses is falling off . | investment by businesses is falling off | What does investment by businesses is falling off mean? | 3 | 9 |
123 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 4 | He also said investment by businesses is falling off . | falling off | Why is business investment falling off? | 7 | 9 |
124 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 5 | Of 1 , 224 companies surveyed , 31 % expect to cut spending on plant equipment and machinery , while only 28 % plan to spend more . | cut | Why did the companies surveyed cut their spending. | 11 | 12 |
125 | 161 | 1 Britain's current account deficit dropped to #1.6 billion ($2.56 billion) in September from an adjusted #2 billion ($3.21 billion) the previous month, but the improvement comes amid increasing concern that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year.
2 The Confederation of British Industry's latest survey sho... | 5 | Of 1 , 224 companies surveyed , 31 % expect to cut spending on plant equipment and machinery , while only 28 % plan to spend more . | 28 % plan | why are they spending more? | 21 | 24 |
126 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 1 | Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week . | Yields on certificates | What are yields on certificates of deposit? | 0 | 3 |
127 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 1 | Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week . | latest | What exactly is the timeline and when is it being compared to? | 13 | 14 |
128 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 2 | The average yield on six - month CDs of $ 50 , 000 and less slipped to 7 . 96 % from 8 . 00 % , according to Banxquote Money Markets , an information service based here . | Banxquote Money Markets , | Where is Banxquote Money Markets located? | 29 | 33 |
129 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 2 | The average yield on six - month CDs of $ 50 , 000 and less slipped to 7 . 96 % from 8 . 00 % , according to Banxquote Money Markets , an information service based here . | 8 . 00 % , | Is this considered a significant amount? | 22 | 27 |
130 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 3 | On one - year CDs of $ 50 , 000 and less , the average slid to 8 . 02 % from 8 . 06 % . | the average slid to 8 . 02 % from 8 . 06 % | Why did this average decrease? | 13 | 26 |
131 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 3 | On one - year CDs of $ 50 , 000 and less , the average slid to 8 . 02 % from 8 . 06 % . | 8 . 06 % | How did this difference come about? | 22 | 26 |
132 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 3 | On one - year CDs of $ 50 , 000 and less , the average slid to 8 . 02 % from 8 . 06 % . | 8 . 02 % from 8 . 06 % | is that small? | 17 | 26 |
133 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 4 | Both issues are among the most popular with individual investors . | among the most popular | Why are they among the most popular? | 3 | 7 |
134 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 4 | Both issues are among the most popular with individual investors . | Both issues are among the most popular | Why are these issues popular ? | 0 | 7 |
135 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 4 | Both issues are among the most popular with individual investors . | individual | What is the reasoning behind this? | 8 | 9 |
136 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 4 | Both issues are among the most popular with individual investors . | most popular | why are they popular? | 5 | 7 |
137 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 5 | " Because of shrinkage in the economy , rates can be expected to decline over a one - year horizon , " said Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote . " It ' s unclear how much rates can fall and how soon . " | unclear how much rates can fall and how soon | How does one determine how soon and how much rates can fall? | 34 | 43 |
138 | 162 | 1 Yields on certificates of deposit at major banks were little changed in the latest week.
2 The average yield on six-month CDs of $50,000 and less slipped to 7.96% from 8.00%, according to Banxquote Money Markets, an information service based here.
3 On one-year CDs of $50,000 and less, the average slid to 8.02% from ... | 5 | " Because of shrinkage in the economy , rates can be expected to decline over a one - year horizon , " said Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote . " It ' s unclear how much rates can fall and how soon . " | shrinkage | what is shrinkage? | 3 | 4 |
139 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 1 | HomeFed Corp . said third - quarter net income slid 14 % to $ 23 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 10 per fully diluted share , from $ 27 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 21 a fully diluted share , because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property . | unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed | What caused the unexpected trouble in selling properties? | 52 | 57 |
140 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 1 | HomeFed Corp . said third - quarter net income slid 14 % to $ 23 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 10 per fully diluted share , from $ 27 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 21 a fully diluted share , because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property . | bad assets | What makes their assets bad? | 49 | 51 |
141 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 1 | HomeFed Corp . said third - quarter net income slid 14 % to $ 23 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 10 per fully diluted share , from $ 27 . 9 million , or $ 1 . 21 a fully diluted share , because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property . | fully diluted share , | What is a fully diluted share? | 25 | 29 |
142 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 2 | The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed ' s stock , which lost 8 . 6 % of its value , closing at $ 38 . 50 on the New York Stock Exchange , down $ 3 . 625 . | decline surprised analysts | Why were analysts suprprised by the decline? | 1 | 4 |
143 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 2 | The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed ' s stock , which lost 8 . 6 % of its value , closing at $ 38 . 50 on the New York Stock Exchange , down $ 3 . 625 . | surprised analysts | Why did the decline surprise analysts? | 2 | 4 |
144 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 3 | HomeFed had been one of the handful of large West Coast thrifts that in recent quarters had counteracted interest - rate problems dogging the industry by keeping a lid on problem assets and lending heavily into the furious California housing market . | keeping a lid on problem assets | How had HomeFed been keeping a lid on problem assets? | 26 | 32 |
145 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 4 | Analysts had been projecting fully diluted earnings in the third quarter in the range of about $ 1 . 30 a share . | diluted earnings | What is a diluted earning? | 5 | 7 |
146 | 163 | 1 HomeFed Corp. said third-quarter net income slid 14% to $23.9 million, or $1.10 per fully diluted share, from $27.9 million, or $1.21 a fully diluted share, because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in unloading foreclosed property.
2 The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost ... | 5 | However , HomeFed ' s loan originations and purchases plunged 26 % in the quarter , to $ 1 . 4 billion from $ 1 . 9 billion a year earlier . | originations | What is an origination? | 6 | 7 |
147 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 1 | MORGAN STANLEY , THE ONCE STODGY investment house , in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover . | hostile takeover | what is a hostile takeover | 17 | 19 |
148 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 1 | MORGAN STANLEY , THE ONCE STODGY investment house , in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover . | hostile | How did Morgan Stanley help the corporate client? | 17 | 18 |
149 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 1 | MORGAN STANLEY , THE ONCE STODGY investment house , in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover . | STODGY | what does stodgy mean? | 5 | 6 |
150 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 1 | MORGAN STANLEY , THE ONCE STODGY investment house , in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover . | helped a corporate client | Who was the corporate client? | 11 | 15 |
151 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 2 | It was the start of a boom in unfriendly , even ungentlemanly , mergers . | mergers | Who were the mergers with? | 13 | 14 |
152 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 2 | It was the start of a boom in unfriendly , even ungentlemanly , mergers . | unfriendly , | Why was it unfriendly? | 8 | 10 |
153 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 2 | It was the start of a boom in unfriendly , even ungentlemanly , mergers . | ungentlemanly , | why was it not gentlemanly? | 11 | 13 |
154 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 3 | On July 18 , 1974 , International Nickle of Canada - - advised by Morgan - - offered $ 28 a share , equal to $ 157 million , for ESB , a Philadelphia battery maker . | offered | Was ESB doing badly at the time? | 17 | 18 |
155 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 4 | ESB said it was given only a three - hour advance warning on a " take it or leave it " basis from Inco , as the Toronto company is called . | three - hour | Why was Inco in such a hurry for ESB to make a decision? | 7 | 10 |
156 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 5 | " ESB is aware that a hostile tender offer is being made by a foreign company for all of ESB ' s shares , " said F . J . Port , ESB ' s president . " Hostile " thus entered the merger - acquisition lexicon . | hostile | Why is it called a \"hostile tender offer?\" | 6 | 7 |
157 | 164 | 1 MORGAN STANLEY, THE ONCE STODGY investment house, in 1974 helped a corporate client complete a hostile takeover.
2 It was the start of a boom in unfriendly, even ungentlemanly, mergers.
3 On July 18, 1974, International Nickle of Canada -- advised by Morgan -- offered $28 a share, equal to $157 million, for ESB, a Ph... | 5 | " ESB is aware that a hostile tender offer is being made by a foreign company for all of ESB ' s shares , " said F . J . Port , ESB ' s president . " Hostile " thus entered the merger - acquisition lexicon . | lexicon | what is a lexicon? | 46 | 47 |
158 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 1 | When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring , the nation ' s theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow . | cognoscenti | what is cognoscenti? | 19 | 20 |
159 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 1 | When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring , the nation ' s theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow . | arched a collective eyebrow | Why did this surprise the theatrical cognoscenti? | 20 | 24 |
160 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 1 | When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring , the nation ' s theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow . | theatrical cognoscenti | What does this mean exactly? | 18 | 20 |
161 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 2 | Ms . Bogart , an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s " South Pacific , " is decidedly downtown . | decidedly downtown | meaning what exactl? | 29 | 31 |
162 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 2 | Ms . Bogart , an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s " South Pacific , " is decidedly downtown . | tear into such sacred texts | Why are these works considered sacred? | 12 | 17 |
163 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 2 | Ms . Bogart , an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s " South Pacific , " is decidedly downtown . | decidedly downtown | What does downtown mean in this sense? | 29 | 31 |
164 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 2 | Ms . Bogart , an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s " South Pacific , " is decidedly downtown . | tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers | What makes these texts sacred? | 12 | 19 |
165 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 2 | Ms . Bogart , an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein ' s " South Pacific , " is decidedly downtown . | decidedly downtown | what does that mean? | 29 | 31 |
166 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 3 | Trinity Rep meanwhile is one of the nation ' s oldest and most respected regional theaters , still hosting an annual " A Christmas Carol . " | still hosting an annual " A Christmas Carol | Why is this particular fact relevant? | 17 | 25 |
167 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 3 | Trinity Rep meanwhile is one of the nation ' s oldest and most respected regional theaters , still hosting an annual " A Christmas Carol . " | " A Christmas | with the three ghosts? | 21 | 24 |
168 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 4 | How would this bastion of traditional values fare in Ms . Bogart ' s iconoclastic hands ? | iconoclastic | what is iconoclastic? | 14 | 15 |
169 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 4 | How would this bastion of traditional values fare in Ms . Bogart ' s iconoclastic hands ? | iconoclastic hands ? | Why is she considered an iconoclast for creating new works? | 14 | 17 |
170 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 4 | How would this bastion of traditional values fare in Ms . Bogart ' s iconoclastic hands ? | bastion of traditional values | What makes christmas carolling in a theatrical context traditional? | 3 | 7 |
171 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 4 | How would this bastion of traditional values fare in Ms . Bogart ' s iconoclastic hands ? | iconoclastic | definition of this word? | 14 | 15 |
172 | 165 | 1 When the Trinity Repertory Theater named Anne Bogart its artistic director last spring, the nation's theatrical cognoscenti arched a collective eyebrow.
2 Ms. Bogart, an acclaimed creator of deconstructed dramatic collages that tear into such sacred texts as Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific,' is decidedly dow... | 5 | She held her fire with her first production at the Trinity earlier this season . | held her fire | what does held her fire mean here? | 1 | 4 |
173 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 1 | California legislators , searching for ways to pay for the $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion in damages from last week ' s earthquake , are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state ' s sales tax . | California legislators , | Who are the California legislators? | 0 | 3 |
174 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 1 | California legislators , searching for ways to pay for the $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion in damages from last week ' s earthquake , are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state ' s sales tax . | temporary increase in the state ' s sales tax | How a temporary increase in the state's sales tax is going to help pay the $4 billion to $6 billion ? | 32 | 41 |
175 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 1 | California legislators , searching for ways to pay for the $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion in damages from last week ' s earthquake , are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state ' s sales tax . | temporary increase in the state ' s sales tax | How much will the state's sales tax be increased? | 32 | 41 |
176 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 2 | The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is willing to spend to aid in California ' s earthquake relief efforts . | follows a rebuff from Congress | What prompted the rebuff from Congress? | 7 | 12 |
177 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 2 | The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is willing to spend to aid in California ' s earthquake relief efforts . | federal government | why is federal government answerable to congress? | 19 | 21 |
178 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 2 | The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is willing to spend to aid in California ' s earthquake relief efforts . | a rebuff from Congress | How did Congress rebuff this issue? | 8 | 12 |
179 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 3 | The state had sought as much as $ 4 . 1 billion in relief , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled - back measure calling for $ 2 . 85 billion in aid , the bulk of which would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to regions affected by Hurricane Hugo . | House approved a more general scaled - back measure | Why did the House decide on this change? | 18 | 27 |
180 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 3 | The state had sought as much as $ 4 . 1 billion in relief , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled - back measure calling for $ 2 . 85 billion in aid , the bulk of which would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to regions affected by Hurricane Hugo . | unspecified | Why was the amount unspecified? | 48 | 49 |
181 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 3 | The state had sought as much as $ 4 . 1 billion in relief , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled - back measure calling for $ 2 . 85 billion in aid , the bulk of which would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to regions affected by Hurricane Hugo . | unspecified amount | why an unspecified amount going to regions affected by Hurricane Hugo? | 48 | 50 |
182 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 3 | The state had sought as much as $ 4 . 1 billion in relief , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled - back measure calling for $ 2 . 85 billion in aid , the bulk of which would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to regions affected by Hurricane Hugo . | regions affected by Hurricane Hugo | What regions were affected by Hurricane Hugo? | 52 | 57 |
183 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 4 | That leaves the state roughly $ 2 billion to $ 4 billion short . | roughly $ 2 billion to $ 4 billion short | Why would the state be left billions of dollars short? | 4 | 13 |
184 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 4 | That leaves the state roughly $ 2 billion to $ 4 billion short . | $ 2 billion to $ 4 billion short . | why is the state short of $2 billion to $4 billion ? | 5 | 14 |
185 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 5 | A sales tax increase appears to be the fastest and easiest to raise funds in a hurry . | raise funds in a hurry | Why do the funds need to be raised in a hurry? | 12 | 17 |
186 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 5 | A sales tax increase appears to be the fastest and easiest to raise funds in a hurry . | A sales tax increase | why a sales tax increase be the fastest and easiest to raise funds ? | 0 | 4 |
187 | 166 | 1 California legislators, searching for ways to pay for the $4 billion to $6 billion in damages from last week's earthquake, are laying the groundwork for a temporary increase in the state's sales tax.
2 The talk of a sales tax rise follows a rebuff from Congress on the question of how much the federal government is wi... | 5 | A sales tax increase appears to be the fastest and easiest to raise funds in a hurry . | the fastest and easiest to raise funds | Why is a sales tax increase the fastest and easiest way to raise funds? | 7 | 14 |
188 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 1 | The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law . | significance | What was the significance? | 8 | 9 |
189 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 1 | The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law . | new guidelines | What are some of the new guidelines? | 11 | 13 |
190 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 2 | The guidelines were distributed to U . S . attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week . | guidelines | What are the guidelines? | 1 | 2 |
191 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 2 | The guidelines were distributed to U . S . attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week . | this week | which week was it? | 22 | 24 |
192 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 3 | They discourage prosecutors , under certain circumstances , from seeking court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial . | under certain circumstances | What are the cirsumstances? | 4 | 7 |
193 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 3 | They discourage prosecutors , under certain circumstances , from seeking court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial . | racketeering defendants | how do they do that? | 16 | 18 |
194 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 3 | They discourage prosecutors , under certain circumstances , from seeking court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial . | under certain circumstances , | What are some of the circumstances? | 4 | 8 |
195 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 4 | But David Runkel , chief Justice Department spokesman , said the guidelines " are a codification and a clarification far more than a new direction . " | codification and a clarification | What does Runkel mean by this? | 15 | 19 |
196 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 4 | But David Runkel , chief Justice Department spokesman , said the guidelines " are a codification and a clarification far more than a new direction . " | " are | what is a codification? | 12 | 14 |
197 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 5 | Use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law against white - collar defendants , as opposed to alleged organized - crime figures , has come under attack from some defense lawyers and legal scholars . | some defense lawyers | Who are the defense lawyers? | 29 | 32 |
198 | 167 | 1 The Justice Department scrambled to play down the significance of its new guidelines concerning prosecutions under the federal racketeering law.
2 The guidelines were distributed to U.S. attorneys last summer but were disclosed for the first time by press reports this week.
3 They discourage prosecutors, under certai... | 5 | Use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law against white - collar defendants , as opposed to alleged organized - crime figures , has come under attack from some defense lawyers and legal scholars . | law against white - collar defendants , | How can RICO be used against white collar criminals? | 8 | 15 |
199 | 168 | 1 Johnson & Johnson reported a 10% rise in third-quarter net income on a 12% sales increase-results that were driven particularly by new products including pharmaceuticals and the company's professional operations.
2 Net for the New Brunswick, N.J., maker of health-care products climbed to $265 million, or 80 cents a s... | 1 | Johnson & Johnson reported a 10 % rise in third - quarter net income on a 12 % sales increase - results that were driven particularly by new products including pharmaceuticals and the company ' s professional operations . | Johnson & Johnson | What is Johnson & Johnson | 0 | 3 |
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