| The tragedy , he adds , `` galvanized me '' to look for a way to prevent similar cases . | revenue $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> | prevent /108/Preventing/RootInDisc | case </s><s> start tweaking 1900 </s><s> start |
| Ratners , which controls 25 % of the British jewelry market , would increase the number of its U.S. stores to about 450 stores from 360 . | revenue $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /177/Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | Ratners number store </s><s> begin Lorenzo |
| The company said the publisher 's annual sales volume increased to $ 800 million from $ 40 million during Mr. Bernstein 's tenure . | increase income $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /3/Change_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | volume $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ tenure </s><s> prohibit |
| Warner , which is in the process of merging with Time Warner Inc. , says it is willing to settle the matter out of court . | passenger-kilometer $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> | merge /175/Amalgamation/RootInDisc | Inc. </s><s> start producer frenzy </s><s> |
| The move boosts Intelogic Chairman Asher Edelman 's stake to 20 % from 16.2 % and may help prevent Martin Ackerman from making a run at the computer-services concern . | <s> increase plan $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> | prevent /108/Thwarting/RootInDisc | Ackerman </s><s> begin issue </s><s> start |
| If approved at a shareholder meeting in December , the number of shares outstanding would decrease to five million from 50 million , and par value would rise to 10 cents from a penny . | $NUMBER$ $NUMBER$ </s><s> begin $NUMBER$ </s><s> | decrease /3/Change_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | number million million </s><s> increase sale |
| Construction of the 265,000-square-foot facility will begin next year , with production expected to start in late 1991 . | trial </s><s> begin California $NUMBER$ </s><s> | start /83/Process_start/RootInDisc | $NUMBER$ </s><s> prevent contamination Sound |
| Sales increased 11 % to # 2.5 billion from # 2.25 billion , while operating profit climbed 13 % to # 225.7 million from # 199.8 million . | $NUMBER$ </s><s> increase ceiling $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /3/Change_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | sale $NUMBER$ billion billion </s><s> increase |
| A trend that started with the first stirrings of politics , accelerated with the dawn of the television age and became a sometimes-tawdry art form in 1988 , has reached an entirely new stage . | increase government charge $NUMBER$ </s><s> | start /83/Process_start/RootInDisc | that stirring </s><s> begin country consider |
| And combining Fraser & Neave 's own soft drinks with Coca-Cola 's gives the Singapore company more than half the share of the soda market there , Coke said . | one member </s><s> increase $NUMBER$ </s><s> | combine /522/Cause_to_amalgamate/RootInDisc | drink </s><s> increase it $NUMBER$ cent payable |
| Esso said the Whiting field started production Tuesday . | </s><s> increase interest $NUMBER$ </s><s> | start /83/Activity_start/RootInDisc | field production Tuesday </s><s> begin S.p.A. |
| The magazine combines how-to pieces on topics like backyard composting , explanatory essays on such things as what happens after you flush your toilet , and hard-hitting pieces on alleged environmental offenders . | </s><s> increase membership $NUMBER$ </s><s> | combine /522/Cause_to_amalgamate/RootInDisc | magazine piece topic essay </s><s> increase |
| In Delaware Chancery Court litigation , Telerate has criticized Dow Jones for not disclosing that Telerate 's management expects the company 's revenue to increase by 20 % annually , while Dow Jones based its projections of Telerate 's performance on a 12 % revenue growth forecast . | </s><s> increase membership $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /177/Change_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | $NUMBER$ </s><s> begin week representative |
| Under terms of the stock , the Yukon ESOP can demand that the stock be redeemed for $ 4,090,000 on Nov. 30 , but NBI said it is legally prohibited from making the redemption . | year </s><s> begin operation $NUMBER$ </s><s> | prohibit /52/Prohibiting/RootInDisc | it make </s><s> begin it discussion holder |
| A spokesman for LTV Steel , which is a unit of Dallas-based LTV Corp. , noted that steel prices , adjusted for inflation , increased only 1.7 % between 1981 and the fourth quarter of 1988 , while the prices of other industrial commodities increased nearly five times as much . | billion billion </s><s> increase price $NUMBER$ | increase /3/Change_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | price time </s><s> prevent drop </s><s> begin |
| The Senate 's public gallery was packed with Judge Hastings ' supporters , who erupted into applause after he finished his argument . | tour </s><s> start project $NUMBER$ </s><s> | pack /1115/Filling/RootInDisc | gallery supporter </s><s> start banker cope |
| Mr. Pearce has also encouraged his staff to work more closely with GM 's technical staffs to help prevent future litigation . | $NUMBER$ </s><s> increase share $NUMBER$ </s><s> | prevent /108/Preventing/RootInDisc | litigation </s><s> increase number </s><s> |
| If that proves true , analysts say Banco Exterior could be a prime partner -- or even a takeover target -- for either a Spanish or foreign bank seeking to increase its market share after 1992 , when the European Community plans to dismantle financial barriers . | </s><s> increase say share $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /1269/Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | share $NUMBER$ </s><s> prevent litigation |
| The state 's suit alleges that Exxon 's response to the spill failed to prevent contamination of hundreds of miles of shoreline along Prince William Sound . | California $NUMBER$ </s><s> start $NUMBER$ </s><s> | prevent /108/Preventing/RootInDisc | contamination Sound </s><s> start it </s><s> |
| The current ceiling on home loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration is increased to $ 124,875 during fiscal 1990 . | <s> prohibit ad television $NUMBER$ </s><s> | increase /3/Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale/RootInDisc | ceiling $NUMBER$ </s><s> increase sale $NUMBER$ |
