( S ( ADVP ( RB Similarly ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP House ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB add ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 62 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( NP ( NP ( NN work ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN advanced ) ( NNS communications ) ( NN technology ) ( NN satellite ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN developed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ( NNP Co ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Similarly the House agreed to add back 62 million to continue work on the advanced communications technology satellite being developed by General Electric Co


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG setting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ statutory ) ( NN limit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN automated ) ( NN space ) ( NN probe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN conference ) ) ( VP ( VBD appropriated ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 30 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN start-up ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP CRAF-Cassini ) ( NN mission ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN successor ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Voyager ) ( NN space ) ( NN probe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And while setting a statutory limit of 1.6 billion on the automated space probe the conference appropriated 30 million for the start-up of the CRAF-Cassini mission a successor to the Voyager space probe


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Among ) ( NP ( JJ major ) ( JJ domestic ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP Environmental ) ( NNP Protection ) ( NNP Agency ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS increases ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB significantly ) ) ( IN beyond ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN administration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NN pollution ) ( NN abatement ) ( CC and ) ( NN control ) ( NNS accounts ) ) ( VP ( VBG growing ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( CD 14 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 829.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Among major domestic agencies the Environmental Protection Agency stands to receive increases significantly beyond those sought by the administration with pollution abatement and control accounts growing by 14 % to about 829.9 million


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( VBN estimated ) ( CD 1.57 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB separately ) ) ( VP ( VBN allocated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Science ) ( NNP Foundation ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-LOC ( IN within ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Housing ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Urban ) ( NNP Development ) ( NNP Department ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 9.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN provided ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB federally ) ( VBN assisted ) ) ( NN housing ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN expanded ) ( NN effort ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB modernize ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NN housing ) ( NNS units ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP serve ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS poorest ) ( NNS families ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An estimated 1.57 billion is separately allocated for the National Science Foundation and within the Housing and Urban Development Department more than 9.2 billion is provided for federally assisted housing including an expanded effort to modernize public housing units that serve the poorest families


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ unusual ) ( NN degree ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ massive ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vehicle ) ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS lawmakers ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB earmark ) ( NP ( NNS funds ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS projects ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN home ) ( NNS states ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To an unusual degree the massive bill has become a vehicle for lawmakers to earmark funds for projects in home states


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN practice ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN discouraged ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN past ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN conference ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN laced ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS veterans ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS hospitals ) ) ( NP ( JJ environmental ) ( NNS projects ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ urban ) ( NNS grants ) ) ( VP ( VBN designated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ specific ) ( NNS communities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

While the practice was discouraged in the past the conference agreement is laced with veterans ' hospitals environmental projects and urban grants designated for specific communities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ striking ) ) ( NN example ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN community ) ( NN development ) ( NNS funds ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS houses ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP ( RB separately ) ) ( VP ( VBN approved ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 27 ) ( NNS projects ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN valued ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 20 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN conference ) ) ( VP ( VBN added ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( RBR more ) ) ( VP ( VBN valued ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB ostensibly ) ) ( VB preserve ) ( NP ( NP ( NN balance ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP House ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Senate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The most striking example yesterday may have been in community development funds where the two houses had separately approved a total of 27 projects valued at 20 million and the conference added 15 more valued at 8 million to ostensibly preserve balance between the House and Senate


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Yesterday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN conference ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( JJ major ) ( NN bill ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB emerge ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS appropriators ) ) ( VP ( VBD approved ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1990 ) ( NN transportation ) ( NN bill ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ late ) ( NNP Monday ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG sweeping ) ( NN ban ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG smoking ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( JJ domestic ) ( NN airline ) ( NNS flights ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday 's conference agreement is the second major bill to emerge from negotiations this week as appropriators approved a fiscal 1990 transportation bill late Monday that includes a sweeping ban on smoking on most domestic airline flights


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( NN exemption ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB remain ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS flights ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJR longer ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS hours ) ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Hawaii ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Alaska ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS estimates ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN tobacco ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP indicate ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( DT all ) ( CC but ) ( IN about ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NNS flights ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN covered ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An exemption will remain for flights longer than six hours to Hawaii and Alaska but estimates by the tobacco industry yesterday indicate all but about 30 flights would be covered


( S ( ADVP ( RB Separately ) ) ( NP-SBJ-31 ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ( NN conference ) ( NN report ) ) ( VP ( VBG covering ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 18.4 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NNP Treasury ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Postal ) ( NNP Service ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN sent ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Senate ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG passing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP House ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 383-30 ) ( NN roll ) ( NN call ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Separately a third conference report covering an 18.4 billion Treasury and Postal Service bill was sent to the Senate after passing the House on a 383-30 roll call yesterday


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN delay ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS appropriations ) ( NN process ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG beginning ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ final ) ( NN shape ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And after weeks of delay the appropriations process is beginning to take some final shape


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Defense ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NN aid ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ critical ) ) ( NNS areas ) ) ( VP ( VBG remaining ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN administration ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN standpoint ) ) ) ) )

Defense and foreign aid are the two most critical areas remaining from the administration 's standpoint


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( JJ domestic ) ( NNS programs ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ serious ) ) ( NN threat ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP White ) ( NNP House ) ( NN opposition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN abortion ) ( NNS riders ) ) ( VP ( VBD attached ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ separate ) ( NNS bills ) ) ( VP ( VBG funding ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP District ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Columbia ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Department ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Health ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Human ) ( NNPS Services ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And among domestic programs the most serious threat is White House opposition to abortion riders attached to separate bills funding the District of Columbia and Department of Health and Human Services


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( JJ same ) ( NN issue ) ) ( VP ( VBZ threatens ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB spill ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NN aid ) ( NN debate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG threatening ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB veto ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ preserves ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ Senate-passed ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( VP ( VBG renewing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNPS Nations ) ( NNP Fund ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Population ) ( NNPS Activities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The same issue threatens to spill over to the foreign aid debate and Mr. Bush also is threatening to veto any agreement that preserves Senate-passed provisions renewing U.S. support for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB sharply ) ( VBN written ) ) ( NN letter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Rep. ) ( NNP David ) ( NNP Obey ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN House ) ( NNS appropriations ) ( NN subcommittee ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD warned ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN ultimatum ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB weaken ) ( NP ( NNS efforts ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB accommodate ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN administration ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB elsewhere ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a sharply written letter Rep. David Obey chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee for foreign operations warned Mr. Bush that the result of his ultimatum could weaken efforts to accommodate the administration elsewhere


( S-2 ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN ultimatum ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( SINV ( VP ( VBZ writes ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Wisconsin ) ( NNP Democrat ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP guess ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( DT no ) ( RB longer ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN point ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG taking ) ( NP ( NN administration ) ( NNS views ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN account ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS items ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN conference ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB inasmuch ) ) ( ADVP ( RB regardless ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN resolution ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP you ) ) ( ADVP ( RB apparently ) ) ( VP ( VBP intend ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB veto ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As a result of your ultimatum writes the Wisconsin Democrat I guess there is no longer any point in taking administration views into account on other items in conference inasmuch regardless of their resolution you apparently intend to veto this bill


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Weyerhaeuser ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ one-time ) ( NN gain ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NN wood-product ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP offset ) ( NP ( NP ( NN weakness ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN pulp ) ( CC and ) ( NN paper ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fuel ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN jump ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 166.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 78 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Weyerhaeuser Co. reported a one-time gain and strong wood-product sales that offset weakness in pulp and paper to fuel a 15 % jump in third-quarter net income to 166.8 million or 78 cents a share


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1988 ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS forest-products ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 144.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 69 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the 1988 third quarter the forest-products company reported profit of 144.9 million or 69 cents a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.57 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.36 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales rose 9 % to 2.57 billion from 2.36 billion


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 14 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN rise ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 469.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.21 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 410.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.95 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months the company posted a 14 % rise in profit to 469.8 million or 2.21 a share from 410.3 million or 1.95 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.54 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.95 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales rose 9 % to 7.54 billion from 6.95 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Results ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1989 ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ( CC and ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP include ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pretax ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 33 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN business ) ( NN improvement ) ( CC and ) ( NN refocusing ) ( NN program ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 49 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN subsidiary ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Results for the 1989 third quarter and nine months include a pretax loss of 33 million from the company 's business improvement and refocusing program and a gain of 49 million on the sale of a subsidiary 's common stock


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Forest-products ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD strengthened ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN paper ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN dogged ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( NP ( JJ soft ) ( NN newsprint ) ( NNS exports ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ strong ) ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN yen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Forest-products operations strengthened in the third quarter while paper operations were dogged by higher costs soft newsprint exports and a strong Japanese yen


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( VBG competing ) ( NNS forest-products ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN improved ) ( NNS results ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NN pulp ) ( CC and ) ( NN paper ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some competing forest-products firms have recently reported improved results due to strong pulp and paper business


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Weyerhaeuser ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN pulp ) ( CC and ) ( NN paper ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-PRD ( IN up ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ full-year ) ( NN performance ) ) ( VP ( VBZ depends ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN balance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG operating ) ( CC and ) ( NN maintenance ) ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ( CC plus ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG pricing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Weyerhaeuser 's pulp and paper operations were up for the nine months but full-year performance depends on the balance of operating and maintenance costs plus pricing of certain products the company said


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Looking ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB ahead ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ export ) ( NN log ) ( CC and ) ( NN lumber ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ weak ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN panel ) ( CC and ) ( NN plywood ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR stronger ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter the company said export log and lumber markets will be weak while panel and plywood markets will be stronger


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN Pulp ) ( CC and ) ( NN paper ) ( NN performance ) ) ( VP ( VBZ depends ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN cost ) ( CC and ) ( NN price ) ( NNS variables ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Pulp and paper performance depends on cost and price variables the company said


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Markets ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB usually ) ) ( VP ( VBP get ) ( S ( VP ( VBN noticed ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP soar ) ( CC or ) ( VBP plunge ) ) ) ) ) )

Markets usually get noticed because they soar or plunge


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Gold ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN risen ) ( CC or ) ( VBN fallen ) ( ADVP ( RB significantly ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( RB quite ) ( DT some ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( VP ( VBD achieved ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN level ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN impassiveness ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( RB actively ) ( VBN traded ) ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( ADJP-CLR ( JJ unchanged ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ nervous ) ( NNS fluctuations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PDT both ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gold which has n't risen or fallen significantly in quite some time yesterday achieved what may be a new level of impassiveness The most actively traded futures contracts closed unchanged despite nervous fluctuations in both the dollar and the stock market


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN settlement ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP December ) ( NNP February ) ( CC and ) ( NNP April ) ( NN gold ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB even ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ final ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ) )

The settlement prices of the December February and April gold contracts were even with Monday 's final prices


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP December ) ( CD 1989 ) ( NN contract ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS greatest ) ( NN trading ) ( NN volume ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 371.20 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN ounce ) ) ) ) ) )

The December 1989 contract which has the greatest trading volume ended at 371.20 an ounce


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS months ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS advances ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10 ) ( NNS cents ) ( TO to ) ( CD 20 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN ounce ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The other months posted advances of 10 cents to 20 cents an ounce


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bernard ) ( NNP Savaiko ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP PaineWebber ) ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN ability ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rally ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ last ) ( NNP Friday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB indicate ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN economy ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fall ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( DT either ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN starch ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( ADVP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ precious ) ( NNS metals ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN particular ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to one analyst Bernard Savaiko of PaineWebber New York the stock market 's ability on Monday to rally from last Friday 's decline which seemed to indicate that the economy was n't going to fall either took the starch out of precious metals prices and out of gold 's in particular


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN gold ) ) ( VP ( VBD traded ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN within ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ narrow ) ( NN range ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday gold traded within a narrow range


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NN Gold ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD tried ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rally ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD ran ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN situation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN subdued ) ( NP ( JJ gold ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( DT a ) ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ gold ) ( NNS producers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fix ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS highest ) ( JJ possible ) ( NN price ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gold tried to rally on Monday but ran into the same situation that has subdued gold prices for more than a year selling by gold producers who want to fix the highest possible price for their gold


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP December ) ( NN delivery ) ( NN gold ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG trading ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN range ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 365 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 375 ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN ounce ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NP ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG breaking ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN above ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Savaiko ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

December delivery gold is trading in a range of 365 to 375 an ounce and is having difficulty breaking out above that Mr. Savaiko said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Producers ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( VP ( NN regard ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ( NN area ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( CD one ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Producers at the moment regard that area a good one in which to sell gold


( S-2 ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Savaiko ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ( NNS investors ) ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( JJR greater ) ( NN safety ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG veering ) ( PP-DIR ( IN toward ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG buying ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS bonds ) ) ( PP ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ( NP ( JJ precious ) ( NNS metals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG tending ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ) ( IN toward ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ disinflationary ) ( NN economy ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ precious ) ( NNS metals ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ attractive ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Also Mr. Savaiko noted stock market investors seeking greater safety are veering toward buying bonds rather than precious metals because we are tending more toward a disinflationary economy that does n't make gold and precious metals attractive


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jeffrey ) ( NNP Nichols ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP APMS ) ( NNP Canada ) ) ( NP ( NNP Toronto ) ( JJ precious ) ( NNS metals ) ( NNS advisers ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB motivate ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ gold ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN metal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jeffrey Nichols president of APMS Canada Toronto precious metals advisers said there is little to motivate gold traders to buy the metal


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNPS Investors ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ comfortable ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS actions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Reserve ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN willingness ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( NN liquidity ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ financial ) ( NN system ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD helped ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( NN rebound ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Investors in the U.S. and Europe are comfortable with the actions of the Federal Reserve in its willingness to supply liquidity to financial system which helped the stock market rebound on Monday he said


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN rush ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP-LOC ( NNS investors ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN West ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

There is n't any rush on the part of investors in the West to buy gold he said


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBP bear ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN memory ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP October ) ( CD 1987 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD bought ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBD crashed ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG losing ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ gold ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( ADVP ( RB subsequently ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Nichols ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

They still bear the memory of October 1987 when they bought gold after the stock market crashed and ended up losing money because gold prices subsequently fell Mr. Nichols said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN experience ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB repeat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's an experience they do n't want to repeat


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN gold ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN concerned ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN inflation ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP ( IN as ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NN gold ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN association ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN currency ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG diminishing ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ) ) ) ) ( IN so ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS drops ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN currency ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ much ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the moment gold traders are n't concerned about inflation he said and as for the dollar gold 's association with the currency has been diminishing recently so drops in the currency are n't having much impact on gold


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Dinsa ) ( NNP Mehta ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chief ) ( NN bullion ) ( NN trader ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Chase ) ( NNP Manhattan ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ( NN incentive ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS traders ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-CLR ( JJR lower ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN gold ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB retain ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NAC ( NN flight ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN safety ) ) ) ) ( NN quality ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dinsa Mehta chief bullion trader for Chase Manhattan Bank said There is little incentive on the part of traders to sell gold because the stock market may go lower and gold may retain some of its flight to safety quality


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB little ) ( JJ incentive ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ( ADVP-CLR ( JJR higher ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( RB just ) ( DT a ) ( JJ false ) ( NN alarm ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There is little incentive to buy gold because if the stock market goes higher it may be just a false alarm


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG keeping ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ gold ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN handcuffed ) ) ) ) ) )

This is keeping the gold traders handcuffed


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ remarkable ) ) ( NN feature ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NN yesterday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN action ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN price ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB roughly ) ( CD 370 ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN ounce ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN regarded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ attractive ) ( RB enough ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ gold ) ( NNS producers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB aggressively ) ) ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NN gold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mehta ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The most remarkable feature about yesterday 's action was that the price of roughly 370 an ounce was regarded as attractive enough by gold producers around the world to aggressively sell gold Mr. Mehta said


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long ) ( NN run ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ short ) ( NN term ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ appears ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ gold ) ( NNS producers ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ grateful ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD 10 ) ) ( QP ( CC or ) ( RB so ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN gold ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN risen ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( NN week ) ( CC or ) ( RB so ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

I do n't know what it means over the long run but for the short term it appears that gold producers are grateful for the 10 or so that gold has risen over the past week or so he said


( S-2 ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Previously ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ gold ) ( NNS producers ) ) ( VP ( VBD tended ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB back ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG rising ) ( NN gold ) ( NN market ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG letting ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VB rise ) ( NP ( NP ( IN as ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( RB as ) ( ADJP ( JJ possible ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Previously he noted gold producers tended to back off from a rising gold market letting prices rise as much as possible before selling


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mehta ) ) ( VP ( VBD observed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN merchandise ) ( NN trade ) ( NN deficit ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB sharply ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN yesterday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN report ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJR less ) ( CC and ) ( JJR less ) ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gold ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Mehta observed that the U.S. merchandise trade deficit which rose sharply in August according to yesterday 's report has been having less and less impact on the gold market


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN dollar ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBD reacted ) ( ADVP ( RB much ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB so ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ gold ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB either ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The dollar has n't reacted much to it so gold has n't either he said


( UCP-HLN ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN commodity ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) )

In other commodity markets yesterday


ENERGY


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Crude ) ( NN oil ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( ADVP-EXT ( RB slightly ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ lackluster ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS traders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS pits ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD tried ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB assess ) ( NP ( NP ( NN action ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Crude oil prices rose slightly in lackluster activity as traders in the pits tried to assess action in the stock market


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN Since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ( NNS indexes ) ) ( VP ( VBD plummeted ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS participants ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ wary ) ) ) ) )

Since stock market indexes plummeted last Friday participants in all markets have been wary


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBP become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ confident ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN stabilized ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN oil ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rise ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN supply ) ( CC and ) ( NN demand ) ( NNS fundamentals ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ( RB again ) ) ( VP ( VBP become ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJ major ) ( NN consideration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When traders become confident that the stock market has stabilized oil prices are expected to rise as supply and demand fundamentals once again become the major consideration


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Crude ) ( NN oil ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP November ) ( NN delivery ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD edged ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 16 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN barrel ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 20.75 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN barrel ) ) ) ) ) )

Crude oil for November delivery edged up by 16 cents a barrel to 20.75 a barrel


( S ( NP-SBJ ( VBG Heating ) ( NN oil ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ) )

Heating oil prices also rose


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP November ) ( NN gasoline ) ) ( VP ( VBD slipped ) ( ADVP-EXT ( RB slightly ) ) ) )

November gasoline slipped slightly


SUGAR


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Futures ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN report ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Cuba ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB seek ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB postpone ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN sugar ) ( NNS shipments ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Futures prices rose on a report that Cuba may seek to postpone some sugar shipments


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP March ) ( NN contract ) ) ( VP ( VBD advanced ) ( NP-EXT ( NP ( CD 0.14 ) ( NN cent ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN pound ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 14.11 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

The March contract advanced 0.14 cent a pound to 14.11 cents


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cuba ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( PRP$ its ) ( NN shipment ) ( NNS commitments ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN asked ) ( NP-1 ( NNP Japan ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB accept ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN delay ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shipments ) ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( RB later ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN into ) ( NP ( JJ early ) ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to an analyst Cuba ca n't meet all its shipment commitments and has asked Japan to accept a delay of shipments scheduled for later this year into early next year


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN perceived ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ wealthy ) ( NN nation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VP ( VB turn ) ( ADVP-LOC-CLR ( RB elsewhere ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sugar ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Japan is perceived as a wealthy nation that can turn elsewhere in the world market and buy the sugar the analyst said


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN possibility ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN demand ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD helped ) ( VP ( VB firm ) ( NP ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

It was the possibility of this demand that helped firm prices the analyst said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Another ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cuba ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG deferring ) ( NP ( NNS shipments ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Another analyst noted that Cuba has been deferring shipments in recent years


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS professionals ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trade ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( JJ much ) ( NN surprise ) ) ) ) )

To the professionals in the trade it did n't cause much surprise


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP March ) ( NNS futures ) ( NN contract ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD traded ) ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( JJ high ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( CD 14.24 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB sustain ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN advance ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The March futures contract traded as high as 14.24 cents but could n't sustain the advance he said


( NP-HLN ( NNP LIVESTOCK ) ( CC AND ) ( NNPS MEATS ) )

LIVESTOCK AND MEATS


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS cattle ) ( NNS hogs ) ( CC and ) ( NN pork ) ( NN belly ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD rebounded ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN livestock ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD shook ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NNS fears ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Friday ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ( NN plunge ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB chill ) ( NP ( NP ( NN consumer ) ( NN spending ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN turn ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB hurt ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ retail ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN beef ) ( CC and ) ( NN pork ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The prices of cattle hogs and pork belly futures contracts rebounded as livestock traders shook off fears that the Friday stock market plunge would chill consumer spending which in turn would hurt retail sales of beef and pork


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NN livestock ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN dropped ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB sharply ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) )

The prices of most livestock futures contracts had dropped sharply Monday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Cattle ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN supported ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS signs ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN supermarket ) ( NNS chains ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( NNS plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS promotions ) ) ( VP ( VBG concerning ) ( NP ( NN beef ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cattle futures prices were also supported yesterday by signs that supermarket chains are making plans to increase their promotions concerning beef


( NP-HLN ( NNPS GRAINS ) ( CC AND ) ( NNPS SOYBEANS ) )

GRAINS AND SOYBEANS


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NN soybean ) ( CC and ) ( NN soybean-meal ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-LOC ( IN amid ) ( NP ( NNS rumors ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN interested ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG buying ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NNP South ) ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 250,000 ) ) ( JJ metric ) ( NNS tons ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS soybeans ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB as ) ( JJ many ) ( IN as ) ( CD 400,000 ) ) ( JJ metric ) ( NNS tons ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN soybean ) ( NN meal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The prices of most soybean and soybean-meal futures contracts rose amid rumors that the Soviet Union is interested in buying from the U.S. or South America about 250,000 metric tons of soybeans and as many as 400,000 metric tons of soybean meal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Traders ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB especially ) ( JJ sensitive ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS reports ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ possible ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN soybean ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS exports ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG lagging ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Traders are especially sensitive to reports of possible U.S. soybean sales because U.S. exports are lagging


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Since ) ( NP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( ADJP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 13 ) ( CD million ) ) ( JJR fewer ) ) ( NNS bushels ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS soybeans ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ( ADVP-LOC-CLR ( RB overseas ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN than ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN period ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Since Sept. 1 about 13 million fewer bushels of U.S. soybeans have been sold overseas than for the same period last year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Corn ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( ADVP-EXT ( RB slightly ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN wheat ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD settled ) ( ADJP-CLR ( VBN mixed ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Corn futures prices rose slightly while wheat prices settled mixed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Hachette ) ( NNP S.A. ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ European ) ( NNS media ) ( CC and ) ( NN publishing ) ( NN group ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ small ) ( NN rise ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ attributable ) ( JJ first-half ) ( NN group ) ( NN profit ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG excluding ) ( NP ( JJ exceptional ) ( NNS items ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 133.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS francs ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 21.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 130.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS francs ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

Hachette S.A. a European media and publishing group reported a small rise in its attributable first-half group profit excluding exceptional items to 133.8 million francs 21.1 million from 130.1 million francs a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ Paris-based ) ( NN group ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJR earlier ) ( NN projection ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN group ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD 322.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS francs ) ) ( VP ( VBN posted ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ remains ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ valid ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Paris-based group said its earlier projection that group profit for all of 1989 would be close to the 322.7 million francs posted for 1988 remains valid


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Taking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN account ) ) ) ( NP ( VBG nonrecurring ) ( NNS gains ) ( CC and ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hachette ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN group ) ( NN net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD six ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD totaled ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 246.6 ) ( CD million ) ( NNS francs ) ) ( NP ( NP ( ADVP ( RB practically ) ( RB double ) ) ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN figure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 124.5 ) ( CD million ) ( NNS francs ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Taking into account nonrecurring gains and losses Hachette 's group net income for the first six months of this year totaled 246.6 million francs practically double the year-earlier figure of 124.5 million francs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hachette ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( DT half ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN boosted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN capital ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Paris ) ( NN headquarters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN newspaper-delivery ) ( NN company ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( NP-ADV ( CD 49 ) ( NN % ) ) ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Hachette ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Analysts said Hachette 's earnings in the second half might be boosted by a capital gain from the sale of the Paris headquarters of a newspaper-delivery company that is 49 % owned by Hachette


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN written ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB correct ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN misquotation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN Oct. ) ( CD 3 ) ( NN article ) ) ( NX-TTL ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Deaths ) ) ( PP ( IN From ) ( NP ( NNP Advanced ) ( NNP Colon ) ( NNP Cancer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD Can ) ( VP ( VB Be ) ( VP ( NNP Reduced ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG Using ) ( NP ( CD Two ) ( NNP Drugs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This is written to correct a misquotation in your Oct. 3 article Deaths From Advanced Colon Cancer Can Be Reduced by Using Two Drugs


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN article ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN alleged ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT Any ) ( NN patient ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ high-risk ) ( NN colon ) ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB really ) ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( NP ( JJ short ) ( NN shrift ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN therapy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In this article I was alleged to have said Any patient with high-risk colon cancer is really getting short shrift if he 's not getting this therapy


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB totally ) ) ( VBN opposed ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN philosophy ) ) ( VP ( VBN expressed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN quote ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I did n't say this and I 'm totally opposed to the philosophy expressed by the quote


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP have ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN offered ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB offer ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ routine ) ( NN therapy ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ( NP ( NN levamisole ) ( CC and ) ( NN 5-fluorouracil ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN colon-cancer ) ( NNS patients ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I have not offered and will not offer routine therapy with the two drugs levamisole and 5-fluorouracil to any of my colon-cancer patients


( S ( S ( PP-MNR ( IN With ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN treatment ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN reduced ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS deaths ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ high-risk ) ( NN colon ) ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN one-third ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBZ leaves ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS two-thirds ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG dying ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With this treatment we have reduced deaths in high-risk colon cancer by one-third but this leaves the two-thirds who are dying of cancer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB nearly ) ( JJ good ) ( RB enough ) ) ) )

This is not nearly good enough


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN physician ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB truly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ cares ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN cancer ) ( NNS patients ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT both ) ( NN today ) ( CC and ) ( NN tomorrow ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB offer ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hope ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJR better ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I believe any physician who truly cares about cancer patients both today and tomorrow should offer the hope of something better than that


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ My ) ( NN statement ) ) ( VP ( VBD read ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB verbatim ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN printed ) ( NN text ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ available ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS reporters ) ) ( VP ( VBG attending ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Cancer ) ( NNP Institute ) ( NN news ) ( NN conference ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG following ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ New ) ( JJ clinical ) ( NNS trials ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN operation ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB improve ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS results ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

My statement read verbatim from a printed text available to all reporters attending the National Cancer Institute news conference was the following New clinical trials are already in operation seeking to improve these results


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT These ) ( NN research ) ( NNS protocols ) ) ( VP ( VBP offer ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN patient ) ) ) ( NP ( RB not ) ( RB only ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJS best ) ) ( NN therapy ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN established ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( RB also ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hope ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( ADJP ( RB still ) ( JJR better ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

These research protocols offer to the patient not only the very best therapy which we have established today but also the hope of something still better


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP feel ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN patient ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ high-risk ) ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( NP ( JJ short ) ( NN shrift ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN offered ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN opportunity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I feel any patient with high-risk cancer is getting short shrift if he is not offered this opportunity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ exciting ) ) ( NNS prospects ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB far ) ( RBR more ) ( JJ impressive ) ) ( NNS advances ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN treatment ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN colon ) ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS years ) ) ( ADJP ( RB immediately ) ( RB ahead ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We have very exciting prospects for far more impressive advances in the treatment of colon cancer during the years immediately ahead


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT This ) ( NN hope ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN realized ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP use ) ( NP ( NN levamisole ) ( CC and ) ( NN 5-fluorouracil ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN stopping ) ( NN point ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This hope however will never be realized if we use levamisole and 5-fluorouracil as a stopping point


( NP-HLN ( NP ( NNP Charles ) ( NNP G. ) ( NNP Moertel ) ( NNP M.D ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mayo ) ( NNP Clinic ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Rochester ) ) ( NP ( NNP Minn ) ) ) ) )

Charles G. Moertel M.D Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP UPJOHN ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 96 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 52 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 89.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 49 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

UPJOHN Co. reported that third-quarter net income rose to 96 million or 52 cents a share from 89.6 million or 49 cents a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Yesterday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN edition ) ) ( VP ( VBD provided ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS estimates ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ actual ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday 's edition provided analysts ' estimates for the company when actual earnings were available


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP National ) ( NNP Semiconductor ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD settled ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ four-year-old ) ( NN patent ) ( NN infringement ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Linear ) ( NNP Technology ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG accepting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN payment ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Linear ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN exchange ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG granting ) ( NP ( NNP Linear ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ irrevocable ) ( NNS licenses ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS products ) ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

National Semiconductor Corp. said it settled a four-year-old patent infringement case against Linear Technology Corp. by accepting a 3 million payment from Linear in exchange for granting Linear irrevocable licenses for all products involved


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( CD two ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB settle ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ future ) ( NN property ) ( NNS rights ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( CD 10 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( VBG binding ) ( NN arbitration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The two companies also agreed to settle any future property rights issues over the next 10 years through binding arbitration both companies said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS products ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ so-called ) ( JJ analog ) ( VBN integrated ) ( NNS circuits ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS applications ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN consumer ) ( NNS electronics ) ( NN automobile ) ( CC and ) ( JJ electronic ) ( NN instrumentation ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The products are so-called analog integrated circuits that have applications in the consumer electronics automobile and electronic instrumentation markets


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Linear ) ( NNP Technology ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Milpitas ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ positive ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS products ) ) ( VP ( VBN covered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( VBN disputed ) ( NNS patents ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP account ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 20 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ annual ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Linear Technology Milpitas Calif. called the settlement positive since products covered by the disputed patents account for about 20 % of its annual sales


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS electronics ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN settlement ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP National ) ( NNP Semiconductor ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Santa ) ( NNP Clara ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG remaining ) ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ equal ) ( NNS installments ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( CD eight ) ( NNS quarters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The electronics concern said it already has paid 2 million of the settlement to National Semiconductor Santa Clara Calif. and will pay the remaining 1 million in equal installments over the next eight quarters


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNS payments ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( VBG coming ) ( VBG operating ) ( NNS results ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Linear ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) )

The payments are n't expected to have an impact on coming operating results Linear added


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP UAL'S ) ( NN STOCK ) ) ( VP ( VBD SKIDDED ) ( NP-EXT ( DT an ) ( JJ additional ) ( CD 24.875 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 198 ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP British ) ( NNPS Airways ) ) ( VP ( VBD indicated ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB balk ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( ADJP ( RB hastily ) ( VBN revised ) ) ( NN version ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN aborted ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 6.79 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NN buy-out ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP United ) ( NNP Air ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN parent ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

UAL'S STOCK SKIDDED an additional 24.875 to 198 as British Airways indicated it may balk at any hastily revised version of the aborted 6.79 billion buy-out of United Air 's parent


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP UAL ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN fallen ) ( NP-EXT ( NP ( CD 87.25 ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 31 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD three ) ( NN trading ) ( NNS days ) ) ( SBAR ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN disclosure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN buy-out ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN collapse ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD jolted ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

UAL has fallen 87.25 or 31 % in the three trading days since disclosure of the buy-out 's collapse jolted the stock market


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN investor ) ( NNP Marvin ) ( NNP Davis ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ remains ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN interested ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP UAL ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJR earlier ) ( ADJP ( JJ 300-a-share ) ) ( NN back-up ) ( NN bid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile investor Marvin Davis said he remains interested in UAL but he dropped his earlier 300-a-share back-up bid


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Stock ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB broadly ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ heavy ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN dominated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ futures-related ) ( NN program ) ( NN selling ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ further ) ( NNS declines ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP UAL ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN airline ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Stock prices fell broadly in heavy trading dominated by futures-related program selling and further declines by UAL and other airline stocks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNS industrials ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB off ) ( NP ( CD 18.65 ) ( NNS points ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 2638.73 ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG plunging ) ( NP ( QP ( IN over ) ( CD 60.25 ) ) ( NNS points ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Dow Jones industrials closed off 18.65 points at 2638.73 after plunging over 60.25 points in the morning


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Bond ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ( ADJP-CLR ( JJR lower ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ early ) ( NN rally ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN mixed ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bond prices ended lower after an early rally while the dollar was mixed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN trade ) ( NN deficit ) ) ( VP ( VBD swelled ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10.77 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG prompting ) ( NP ( NNS worries ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN export ) ( NN drive ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN stalled ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The U.S. trade deficit swelled to 10.77 billion in August prompting worries that the nation 's export drive had stalled


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Exports ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN month ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN row ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS imports ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN record ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Exports declined for the second month in a row while imports rose to a record


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS worst ) ( NN trade ) ( NNS reports ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ( VP ( VBD bottomed ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( X ( PP ( IN in ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An analyst called it one of the worst trade reports since the dollar bottomed out in


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Industrial ) ( NN output ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 0.1 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN sign ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN manufacturing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG slowing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Industrial output fell 0.1 % in September the latest sign manufacturing is slowing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( VP ( VBD cited ) ( NP ( JJR weaker ) ( NN capital ) ( NN spending ) ( CC and ) ( NNS exports ) ) ) )

An analyst cited weaker capital spending and exports


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNPS Bankers ) ( NNP Trust ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS reserves ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Third ) ( NNP World ) ( NNS loans ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( JJ big ) ( NN bank ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( PDT such ) ( DT a ) ( NN step ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bankers Trust added 1.6 billion to reserves for Third World loans the latest big bank to take such a step


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 1.42 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN loss ) ) ) )

It expects a 1.42 billion quarterly loss


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Citicorp ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN profit ) ) ) ) ) )

Citicorp posted a 9 % drop in quarterly profit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS Manufacturers ) ( NNP Hanover ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN loss ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN reserve ) ( NN addition ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Manufacturers Hanover had a loss due to a big reserve addition


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP England ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB lay ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 4 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN work ) ( NN force ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ weak ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( VBG mounting ) ( NN loan ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bank of New England plans to sell some operations and lay off 4 % of its work force after a year of weak earnings and mounting loan problems


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNPS Airlines ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN begun ) ( S ( VP ( VBG exploring ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ alternative ) ( NNS approaches ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN Chapter ) ( CD 11 ) ( NN reorganization ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unhappy ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN proposal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern Airlines ' creditors have begun exploring alternative approaches to a Chapter 11 reorganization because they are unhappy with the carrier 's latest proposal


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNPS Tele-Communications ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NP ( DT half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Showtime ) ( NNPS Networks ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Viacom ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 225 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tele-Communications agreed to buy half of Showtime Networks from Viacom for 225 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN move ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB pose ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN challenge ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Time ) ( NNP Warner ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Home ) ( NNP Box ) ( NNP Office ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The move could pose a new challenge to Time Warner 's Home Box Office


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP CFTC ) ) ( VP ( NNS plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB curb ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ dual ) ( NN trading ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS commodities ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBP buy ) ( CC and ) ( VBP sell ) ( PP ( DT both ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ own ) ( NN account ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS clients ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The CFTC plans to curb dual trading on commodities markets in which traders buy and sell both for their own account and for clients


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN move ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( NN anger ) ( NP ( NNS traders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The move is likely to anger traders


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP FDIC ) ( NNP Chairman ) ( NNP Seidman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Lincoln ) ( NNP Savings ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Loan ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP California ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN seized ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1986 ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB contain ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS losses ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB cost ) ( NP ( NNS taxpayers ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

FDIC Chairman Seidman said that Lincoln Savings & Loan of California should have been seized in 1986 to contain losses he estimated will cost taxpayers as much as 2 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT A ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 67 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( VBG spending ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN approved ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP House-Senate ) ( NNS conferees ) ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-3 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ major ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( VP ( VBG affecting ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN mortgage ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A 67 billion spending bill was approved by House-Senate conferees that includes major provisions affecting the federal mortgage market


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Hooker ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN unit ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB agree ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN principle ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Merksamer ) ( NNPS Jewelers ) ( NN chain ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN management ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS executives ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Hooker 's U.S. unit is expected to agree in principle this week to sell its Merksamer Jewelers chain to management according to executives


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN deficit-reduction ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( VBD became ) ( VP ( VBN snagged ) ( PP-PRP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NNS efforts ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB streamline ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN House ) ( NN version ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN legislation ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN advance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP House-Senate ) ( NN conference ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The deficit-reduction bill became snagged over efforts to streamline the House version of the legislation in advance of a House-Senate conference


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Integrated ) ( NNPS Resources ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS talks ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( PP-2 ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( JJ potential ) ( NN buyer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN core ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Integrated Resources said talks have ended with another potential buyer of its core businesses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD Three ) ( JJ big ) ( NN drug ) ( NNS makers ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( JJ robust ) ( NN third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ) )

Three big drug makers posted robust third-quarter earnings


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Merck ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN profit ) ) ( VP ( VBD climbed ) ( NP-EXT-2 ( CD 25 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NNP Warner-Lambert ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NP-EXT=2 ( CD 22 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NNP Eli ) ( NNP Lilly ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 24 ) ( NN % ) ) ) )

Merck 's profit climbed 25 % Warner-Lambert 's 22 % and Eli Lilly 's 24 %


Markets


( NP ( NP ( NNS Stocks ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN Volume ) ) ( NP ( CD 224,070,000 ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) )

Stocks Volume 224,070,000 shares


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNS industrials ) ) ( NP ( CD 2638.73 ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ( NP ( CD 18.65 ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN transportation ) ) ( NP ( CD 1254.27 ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ( NP ( CD 49.96 ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS utilities ) ) ( NP ( CD 214.54 ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ( NP ( CD 0.19 ) ) ) ) )

Dow Jones industrials 2638.73 off 18.65 transportation 1254.27 off 49.96 utilities 214.54 off 0.19


( NP ( NP ( NNS Bonds ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Shearson ) ( NNP Lehman ) ( NNP Hutton ) ( NNP Treasury ) ( NN index ) ) ( NP ( CD 3377.43 ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ) ) )

Bonds Shearson Lehman Hutton Treasury index 3377.43 off


( NP ( NP ( NNS Commodities ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNS futures ) ( NN index ) ) ( NP ( CD 129.72 ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ unchanged ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN spot ) ( NN index ) ) ( NP ( CD 129.97 ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ( NP ( CD 0.19 ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodities Dow Jones futures index 129.72 unchanged spot index 129.97 off 0.19


( NP ( NP ( NN Dollar ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 142.75 ) ( NN yen ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( NP ( CD 0.95 ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.8667 ) ( NNS marks ) ) ( ADVP ( IN off ) ( NP ( CD 0.0018 ) ) ) ) ) )

Dollar 142.75 yen up 0.95 1.8667 marks off 0.0018


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP H. ) ( NNP Anthony ) ( NNP Ittleson ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN elected ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN company ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB primarily ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS interests ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN radio ) ( CC and ) ( NN television ) ( NNS stations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG increasing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS seats ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD five ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

H. Anthony Ittleson was elected a director of this company which primarily has interests in radio and television stations increasing the number of seats to five


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Osborn ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ operates ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Muzak ) ( NNS franchises ) ) ( NP ( NN entertainment ) ( NNS properties ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ small ) ( NN cable-television ) ( NNS systems ) ) ) ) )

Osborn also operates Muzak franchises entertainment properties and small cable-television systems


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Ittleson ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ executive ) ) ( NP ( JJ special ) ( NNS projects ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP CIT ) ( NNP Group ) ( NNP Holdings ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN controlled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNPS Manufacturers ) ( NNP Hanover ) ( NNP Corp ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Ittleson is executive special projects at CIT Group Holdings Inc. which is controlled by Manufacturers Hanover Corp


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-1 ( RB Deeply ) ( JJ ingrained ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PDT both ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN book ) ( NN review ) ( NX-TTL ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG Kissing ) ( NP ( NN Nature ) ) ( NP-CLR ( NN Good-bye ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Stephen ) ( NNP MacDonald ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NNP Leisure ) ( CC & ) ( NNPS Arts ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 27 ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS books ) ) ( VP ( VBN reviewed ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN assumption ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ global ) ( NN warming ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB entirely ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Deeply ingrained in both the book review Kissing Nature Good-bye by Stephen MacDonald Leisure & Arts Sept. 27 and the books reviewed is the assumption that global warming is entirely a result of human activity


( SQ ( VBZ Is ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( NN view ) ) ( VP ( VBN justified ) ) )

Is such a view justified


( SQ ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN absence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS humans ) ) ) ) ) ( MD would ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN Earth ) ) ( VP ( VB enjoy ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ constant ) ( NN climate ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long ) ( NN term ) ) ) ) )

In the absence of humans would the Earth enjoy a constant climate over the long term


( FRAG ( ADVP ( RB Clearly ) ( RB not ) ) )

Clearly not


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( IN About ) ( CD 20,000 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN ice ) ( NN age ) ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ) )

About 20,000 years ago the last ice age ended


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Enormous ) ( NN ice ) ( NNS sheets ) ) ( VP ( VBD retreated ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN face ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP North ) ( NNP America ) ) ( NP ( JJ northern ) ( NNP Europe ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Asia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Enormous ice sheets retreated from the face of North America northern Europe and Asia


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ( JJ global ) ( NN warming ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB entirely ) ( JJ natural ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN nobody ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB blame ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( CD hundred ) ( CD thousand ) ( NNS hunter-gatherers ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG hunting ) ( NP ( NNS mammoths ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG scratching ) ( IN around ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS caves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This global warming must have been entirely natural nobody would blame it on a few hundred thousand hunter-gatherers hunting mammoths and scratching around in caves


( S ( ADVP ( RB Furthermore ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT no ) ( NN bell ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( VBN rung ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB announce ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ immense ) ( NN episode ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ natural ) ( JJ global ) ( NN warming ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Furthermore no bell has yet rung to announce the end of this immense episode of natural global warming


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VBG continuing ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB well ) ) ( VP ( VB account ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( RBS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ( NP-1 ( JJ present-day ) ( JJ global ) ( NN warming ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is probably continuing and may well account for most of or all of present-day global warming


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP bow ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( CD one ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN regard ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( JJ terrestrial ) ( NN heritage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ serious ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( JJ global ) ( NN warming ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VP ( VB look ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big ) ( NN picture ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( RB not ) ( VB allow ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Dominant ) ( NNP Culture ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB lock ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ capitalist-exploiters-greedy-American-consumers-global ) ( NN warming ) ( NN scenario ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sole ) ( NN model ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN discussion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I bow to no one in my regard for our terrestrial heritage but if we are serious about global warming we must look at the big picture and not allow the Dominant Culture to lock us into the capitalist-exploiters-greedy-American-consumers-global warming scenario as the sole model for discussion


( FRAG ( NP ( NNP Jocelyn ) ( NNP Tomkin ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Astronomy ) ( NNP Department ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP University ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ) )

Jocelyn Tomkin Astronomy Department University of


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Kay ) ( NNP Peterson ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ mounts ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN bicycle ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ grinds ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB yet ) ( DT another ) ( NN steep ) ( JJ rocky ) ( NN path ) ) ( ADJP ( RB seemingly ) ( JJ suitable ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN mountain ) ( NNS goats ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Kay Peterson mounts her bicycle and grinds up yet another steep rocky path seemingly suitable only for mountain goats


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tortuous ) ( NN climb ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN rewarded ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN picture-postcard ) ( NN vista ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN glade ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ golden ) ( NNS aspens ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ azure ) ( JJ Indian-summer ) ( NN sky ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

After a tortuous climb she is rewarded by a picture-postcard vista a glade of golden aspens under an azure Indian-summer sky


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ( NN place ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( CD 12 ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN back ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ( UCP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ day-long ) ( NN trudge ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hiker ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Peterson ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ mere ) ( CD two ) ( NNS hours ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG pedaling ) ( NP ( JJ fat-tired ) ( NN mountain ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This place is 12 miles into the back country a day-long trudge for a hiker but reached by Ms. Peterson and six others in a mere two hours of pedaling fat-tired mountain bikes


( S-2 ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( PRN ( SINV ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Peterson ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( DT all ) ( PP-PRD ( IN about ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This says Ms. Peterson is what it 's all about


( S ( ADVP-LOC ( NP ( CD Twelve ) ( CD hundred ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( RB away ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS rangers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Napa ) ( NNP County ) ( NNP Calif. ) ) ( NN state ) ( NN park ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN among ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ many ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB quite ) ) ( VB share ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN enthusiasm ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Twelve hundred miles away rangers at a Napa County Calif. state park are among the many who do n't quite share the enthusiasm


( S ( NP-TMP ( DT This ) ( NN summer ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( VBG speeding ) ( NNS bikers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN blamed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN accident ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Napa ) ( NNP County ) ( NN park ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN horse ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN spooked ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN trail ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN closed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS bikers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD broke ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN leg ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This summer speeding bikers were blamed for an accident in the Napa County park in which a horse spooked on a trail that was closed to bikers broke its leg


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NN animal ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN destroyed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS bikers ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD fled ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBN found ) ) ) ) ) )

The animal had to be destroyed the bikers fled and were never found


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ numerous ) ( NNS parks ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN near ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS rangers ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN forced ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB close ) ( NP ( NNS trails ) ) ) ( VP ( VB set ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NN speed ) ( NNS traps ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( NN radar ) ( NNS guns ) ) ) ( S-CLR-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB curb ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ fast ) ( CC and ) ( JJ reckless ) ) ( NN riding ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In numerous parks near San Francisco rangers have been forced to close trails set up speed traps and use radar guns to curb fast and reckless riding


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VBN sent ) ( NP ( NNS helicopters ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN pursuit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS bikers ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS hikers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS equestrians ) ) ( VP ( VBD complained ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN driven ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS trails ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They have even sent helicopters in pursuit of bikers after hikers and equestrians complained they were being driven from trails


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( NN overrun ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Steve ) ( NNP Fiala ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS trails ) ( NN coordinator ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP East ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Regional ) ( NNP Park ) ( NNP District ) ) ) ) ) )

We were being overrun says Steve Fiala trails coordinator of the East Bay Regional Park District


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD Two ) ( NNS years ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN district ) ) ( VP ( VBD decided ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB limit ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN fire ) ( NNS roads ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 65,000 ) ( JJ hilly ) ( NNS acres ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Two years ago the district decided to limit the bikes to fire roads in its 65,000 hilly acres


( S ( PP-TPC-1 ( IN From ) ( NP ( IN about ) ( CD 200,000 ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS years ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN mountain ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB grow ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( CD million ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

From about 200,000 six years ago the number of mountain bikes in the U.S. is expected to grow to 10 million in 1990


( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( IN At ) ( JJS least ) ( PDT half ) ) ( DT that ) ( NN growth ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD three ) ( NNS years ) ) ( ADVP ( RB alone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At least half that growth will have come in the past three years alone


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN controversy ) ) ( VP ( VBD kicked ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN proliferation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( JJ all-terrain ) ( NNS bicycles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ divisive ) ) ( NNS storms ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB blow ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ national ) ( NN conservation ) ( NN movement ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NN memory ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The controversy kicked up by the proliferation of these all-terrain bicycles is one of the most divisive storms to blow through the national conservation movement in recent memory


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Bikers ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ many ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ ardent ) ( NNS environmentalists ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP proclaim ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( NN sport ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ efficient ) ( JJ safe ) ( JJ fitness-promoting ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN nature ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG asserting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN right ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS taxpayers ) ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pedal ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NNS lands ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bikers many of them ardent environmentalists proclaim their sport an efficient safe fitness-promoting way to get back to nature while asserting a right as taxpayers to pedal on public lands


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bikes ) ( POS ' ) ) ( VBG burgeoning ) ( NNS numbers ) ) ( NP ( NN safety ) ( NNS concerns ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN fear ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP damage ) ( NP ( JJ fragile ) ( NNS landscapes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN prompted ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS pleas ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Sierras ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNP Seaboard ) ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ban ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN back ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the bikes ' burgeoning numbers safety concerns and fear that they damage fragile landscapes have prompted pleas from the Sierras to the Eastern Seaboard to ban them from the back country


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-1 ( JJ Key ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN issue ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( SBAR-SBJ ( IN that ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ( PP-LOC-2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ skillful ) ( NNS hands ) ) ) ( VP-3 ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP ( RB virtually ) ( RB anywhere ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-LOC=2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ reckless ) ( NNS hands ) ) ) ( VP=3 ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS vehicles ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN terror ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Key to the issue is that the bikes in skillful hands can go virtually anywhere and in reckless hands can become vehicles of terror


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( JJ adept ) ( NN bicyclist ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB leap ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dead ) ( NN stop ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN picnic ) ( NN table ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG losing ) ( NP ( NN balance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An adept bicyclist can leap from a dead stop to the top of a picnic table without losing balance


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Such ) ( NNS skills ) ) ( VP ( VBP allow ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS riders ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB fly ) ( PP ( IN down ) ( NP ( JJ treacherous ) ( NN mountain ) ( NNS grades ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS speeds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 40 ) ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN hour ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN thrill ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cyclist ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN nightmare ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ unsuspecting ) ( NNS hikers ) ( CC or ) ( NNS equestrians ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Such skills allow riders to fly down treacherous mountain grades at speeds of up to 40 miles an hour a thrill for the cyclist but a nightmare for unsuspecting hikers or equestrians


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN harried ) ( JJ public-land ) ( NNS managers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN response ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB increasingly ) ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB shut ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS gates ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For harried public-land managers across the nation the response is increasingly to shut the gates


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN state ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP California ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN lead ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ regional ) ( NNS parks ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBD adopted ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS regulations ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB nearly ) ( DT all ) ) ( NN hiking ) ( NNS paths ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN state ) ( NNS parks ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN mountain ) ( NNS bicycles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The state of California following the lead of some regional parks recently adopted regulations that closed nearly all hiking paths in state parks to mountain bicycles


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN move ) ) ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( VP ( VBZ consigns ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS roads ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( VBN motorized ) ( NNS vehicles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The move largely consigns them to roads used by motorized vehicles


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS Most ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS states ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN enacted ) ( NP ( JJ similar ) ( NNS bans ) ) ) ) )

Most other states have enacted similar bans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unwelcome ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS trails ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( NNS parks ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The bikes are unwelcome on trails in national parks


( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( RB Even ) ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Forest ) ( NNP Service ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP$ whose ) ( JJ lenient ) ( JJ multiple-use ) ( NN philosophy ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ permits ) ( NP ( VBN motorized ) ( NNS vehicles ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS miles ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS trails ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN begun ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB close ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS lands ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bikes ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ major ) ( NNS portions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ popular ) ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Crest ) ( NNP Trail ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ stretches ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP California ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Even the U.S. Forest Service whose lenient multiple-use philosophy permits motorized vehicles on thousands of miles of its trails across the U.S. has begun to close some lands to the bikes including major portions of the popular Pacific Crest Trail which stretches from California to Canada


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Often ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT these ) ( NNS closings ) ) ( VP ( VBP come ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ vigorous ) ( JJ anti-bike ) ( NN lobbying ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NN conservation ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB politically ) ( JJ potent ) ) ( NNP Sierra ) ( NNP Club ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Often these closings come after vigorous anti-bike lobbying by conservation organizations the politically potent Sierra Club among them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sierra ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ instrumental ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG securing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP California ) ( NNS bans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sierra has been instrumental in securing a number of the California bans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG waging ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ all-out ) ( NN campaign ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB beat ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( VP ( VBN pushed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Utah ) ( NN bike ) ( NNS groups ) ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS cycles ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB federally ) ( VBN designated ) ) ( NN wilderness ) ( NNS areas ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBN prohibited ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It has been waging an all-out campaign to beat back a proposal pushed by Utah bike groups to allow the cycles in federally designated wilderness areas where they are now prohibited