( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN company ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN home ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ public ) ( NN announcement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN reduction ) ( NN program ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A company spokesman reached at his home last night would only say that there will be a public announcement of the reduction program by the end of the week


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJS Most ) ( NN oil ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NNP Mobil ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG reporting ) ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS chemicals ) ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ( NN refining ) ( CC and ) ( NN marketing ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Most oil companies including Mobil have been reporting lower third-quarter earnings largely as a result of lower earnings from chemicals as well as refining and marketing businesses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Individuals ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mobil ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN strategy ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mobil ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG reducing ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN work ) ( NN force ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG declining ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN output ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Individuals familiar with Mobil 's strategy say that Mobil is reducing its U.S. work force because of declining U.S. output


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mobil ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ domestic ) ( NN exploration ) ( CC and ) ( NN production ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 16 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ comparable ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 234 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday Mobil said domestic exploration and production operations had a 16 million loss in the third quarter while comparable foreign operations earned 234 million


( S ( ADVP-LOC ( RB Industrywide ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN oil ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 500,000 ) ( NNS barrels ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS barrels ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD eight ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Industrywide oil production in this country fell by 500,000 barrels a day to 7.7 million barrels in the first eight months of this year


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Daily ) ( NN output ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB decline ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ( DT another ) ( CD 500,000 ) ) ( NNS barrels ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Daily output is expected to decline by at least another 500,000 barrels next year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNP Mobil ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ dismayed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reference ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS cutbacks ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN included ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN report ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS workers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN notified ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some Mobil executives were dismayed that a reference to the cutbacks was included in the earnings report before workers were notified


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD One ) ( NNP Mobil ) ( NN executive ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN charge ) ) ( VP ( VBN related ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN action ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ indicates ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ substantial ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One Mobil executive said that the 40 million charge related to the action indicates a substantial number of people will be involved


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT Some ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB likely ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN offered ) ( NP ( NN severance ) ( NNS packages ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS others ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN transferred ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ overseas ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some will likely be offered severance packages while others will be transferred to overseas operations


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG considering ) ( S ( VP ( VBG casting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ line-item ) ( NN veto ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN test ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB determine ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS courts ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB rule ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN authority ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

President Bush is considering casting a line-item veto as a test to determine whether the courts will rule that he has such authority


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN campaigned ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN passage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bill ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ constitutional ) ( NN amendment ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB explicitly ) ) ( VB give ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ line-item ) ( NN veto ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB enable ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB kill ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ individual ) ( NNS items ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN spending ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG having ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB kill ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ entire ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Bush has long campaigned for passage of a bill or a constitutional amendment that would explicitly give him a line-item veto which would enable him to kill individual items in a big spending bill without having to kill the entire bill


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN argued ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ such ) ( JJ presidential ) ( NN power ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ necessary ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rein ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( JJ congressional ) ( NN spending ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He has argued that such presidential power is necessary to rein in congressional spending


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS analysts ) ) ( ADVP ( RB particularly ) ) ( NP ( JJ conservative ) ( JJ legal ) ( NNS scholars ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN urged ) ( NP-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( S ( S ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB wait ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ explicit ) ( NN authorization ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB assert ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Constitution ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB implicitly ) ) ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN power ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exercise ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ line-item ) ( NN veto ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But some analysts particularly conservative legal scholars have urged Mr. Bush not to wait for explicit authorization but simply to assert that the Constitution already implicitly gives him the power to exercise a line-item veto


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PDT Such ) ( DT an ) ( NN assertion ) ) ( ADVP ( RBS most ) ( RB likely ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB bring ) ( PRT ( RP about ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN court ) ( NN challenge ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Congress ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB clarify ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN president ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Such an assertion most likely would bring about a court challenge from Congress that would clarify whether a president already has such power


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP White ) ( NNP House ) ( NN spokesman ) ( NNP Marlin ) ( NNP Fitzwater ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG confirming ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS comments ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Vice ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP Dan ) ( NNP Quayle ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ interested ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG finding ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ suitable ) ( NN test ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater confirming comments made this week by Vice President Dan Quayle said Mr. Bush is interested in finding a suitable test case


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG exercising ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN test ) ( JJ line-item ) ( NN veto ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ top ) ( NN initiative ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN president ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN agenda ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ faces ) ( NP ( JJ more-pressing ) ( NN budget ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But he also said that exercising a test line-item veto is n't a top initiative on the president 's agenda because he faces more-pressing budget issues at the moment


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 18 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-PRP ( ADVP ( RB partly ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS media ) ( NNS properties ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Knight-Ridder Inc. said third-quarter earnings jumped 18 % partly because of the sale of two of its media properties


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS media ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 37.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 72 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 32 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 57 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The media concern said net income rose to 37.8 million or 72 cents a share from 32 million or 57 cents a share in the year-earlier period


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS latest ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBP include ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 4.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN television ) ( NNS stations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Oklahoma ) ( NNP City ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Flint ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mich ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The latest results include a gain of 4.2 million or eight cents a share on the sale of television stations in Oklahoma City and Flint Mich


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 7.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 540.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 503.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue increased 7.5 % to 540.9 million from 503.1 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP F. ) ( NNP Singleton ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ chief ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pleased ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ overall ) ( NN performance ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ only ) ( JJ single-digit ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN newspaper ) ( NN revenue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Robert F. Singleton Knight-Ridder 's chief financial officer said the company was pleased with its overall performance despite only single-digit growth in newspaper revenue


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT That ) ( NN division ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 2.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 472.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 461.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-ago ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) )

That division 's revenue rose 2.3 % to 472.5 million from 461.9 million in the year-ago period


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Gains ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN advertising ) ( NN revenue ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN operating ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 78.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 65.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gains in advertising revenue however resulted in operating profit of 78.4 million up 20 % from 65.6 million


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Knight ) ( NNP Ridder ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 51.50 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 12.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading Knight Ridder closed at 51.50 a share down 12.5 cents


( S ( ADVP ( RB Probably ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ clear-cut ) ) ( JJ Soviet ) ( NN violation ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN example ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NNP Krasnoyarsk ) ( NN radar ) ) ) )

Probably the most clear-cut Soviet violation for example is the Krasnoyarsk radar


( NP ( NP-TTL ( NNS Arms ) ( NN Control ) ( NN Reality ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 20 ) ( CD 1984 ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB some ) ( CD 20 ) ) ( NNP Journal ) ( NNS editorials ) ) ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Krasnoyarsk ) ) ( VP ( VBD violated ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP ABM ) ( NN treaty ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Arms Control Reality Nov. 20 1984 the first of some 20 Journal editorials saying that Krasnoyarsk violated the ABM treaty


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( SBAR ( IN Whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN installation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ early ) ( NN warning ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NN space ) ( NN track ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB clearly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN deployed ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS lawmakers ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Whether the installation is for early warning or space track it clearly is not deployed the lawmakers said


( S ( ADVP ( RB Thus ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP judge ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB not ) ( DT a ) ( NN violation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP ABM ) ( NN treaty ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) )

Thus we judge it to be not a violation of the ABM treaty at this time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN delegation ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reporter ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Times ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS aides ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sen. ) ( NNP Edward ) ( NNP M. ) ( NNP Kennedy ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Rep. ) ( NNP Les ) ( NNP AuCoin ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Natural ) ( NNP Resources ) ( NNP Defense ) ( NNP Council ) ( NN staff ) ( NN members ) ) ) ) )

The delegation included a reporter from the New York Times aides to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Rep. Les AuCoin and Natural Resources Defense Council staff members


( NP-HLN ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Washington ) ( NNP Post ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 9 ) ( CD 1987 ) ) )

The Washington Post Sept. 9 1987


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP U.S.S.R. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ unprecedented ) ( JJ unilateral ) ( NNS measures ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN openness ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP-1 ( JJ American ) ( NNS representatives ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN possibility ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB inspect ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN building ) ( NN site ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Krasnoyarsk ) ( NN radar ) ) ) ) ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN radar ) ( NNS vans ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS areas ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Gomel ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB so ) ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS violations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP ABM ) ( NN treaty ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1972 ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The U.S.S.R. has taken unprecedented unilateral measures of openness by giving American representatives a possibility to inspect the building site of the Krasnoyarsk radar as well as radar vans in the areas of Gomel and Moscow so as to see for themselves that there are no violations of the ABM treaty of 1972 on the part of the Soviet Union


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN Letter ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Eduard ) ( NNP Shevardnadze ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP U.N. ) ( NNP Secretary-General ) ( NNP Perez ) ( IN de ) ( NNP Cuellar ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tass ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP June ) ( CD 10 ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) )

Letter from Eduard Shevardnadze to U.N. Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar reported in Tass June 10 1988


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The construction of this station equal in size to the Egyptian pyramids constituted I say it directly a clear violation of ABM


( NP ( NP ( NNP Eduard ) ( NNP Shevardnadze ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 23 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) )

Eduard Shevardnadze Oct. 23 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ happy ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP guess ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( NP ( NN confirmation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Krasnoyarsk ) ( NN violation ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD started ) ( VP ( VBG writing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We 're happy we guess to receive confirmation of the Krasnoyarsk violation from the Soviets five years after we started writing about it


( S ( ADVP ( RB Perhaps ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( RB even ) ( DT the ) ( JJ American ) ( NNS apologists ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VB accede ) ) ) )

Perhaps even the American apologists will now accede


( S ( PP ( IN Without ) ( NP ( NN question ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN something ) ( JJ intriguing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN policy ) ( NNS chambers ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Politburo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Without question something intriguing is going on in the policy chambers of the Politburo


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ bids ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS agreements ) ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS loans ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB indeed ) ( NP ( NP ( NN admission ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ civilized ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Soviet ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN recognized ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN credibility ) ( NN problem ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As it bids for new agreements new loans and indeed admission to the civilized world the Soviet government has recognized it has a credibility problem


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So after 70 years it is confessing the obvious hoping to be believed about other things


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( RB enough ) ) ) )

It 's not enough


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviets ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN believed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB start ) ( S ( VP ( VBG telling ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN truth ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( RB totally ) ( JJ obvious ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If the Soviets want to be believed they need to start telling the truth about more than the totally obvious


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Our own test of glasnost 's authenticity would be a Soviet decision to open itself to a complete international examination of one of the most troubling mysteries in U.S.-Soviet relations the reported 1979 anthrax outbreak at a Soviet military facility in Sverdlovsk


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The U.S. government has never waivered in its assessment of this incident as an accident at a biological weapons facility there and hence a violation of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention


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The Pentagon 's recently issued Soviet Military Power though in general adopting a softer line repeated the Sverdlovsk assessment


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It also was detailed in Congressional testimony this past February An explosion at the Microbiology and Virology Institute in Sverdlovsk released anthrax germs that caused a significant number of deaths


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Since Mr. Shevardnadze did not address this topic before the Supreme Soviet the Soviet Union 's official position remains that the anthrax deaths were caused by tainted meat


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We doubt this claim just as we doubted Mr. Shevardnadze 's assurance last year that Krasnoyarsk did n't violate the ABM treaty


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And just as we did not believe the tendentious claims of the Congressmen and arms-control advocates who visited Krasnoyarsk we are in no way persuaded by the assent to the tainted-meat theory by a U.S. team of scientists who met with Soviet counterparts in Washington last year


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The Soviets ' explanation is that the anthrax came from one lot of animal feed made from the bones of cattle that grazed on soil that was naturally infected with anthrax spores


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Harvard 's Matthew Meselson who we read has sold something called the scientific community on the notion that yellow rain attacks on the Laotian Hmong were in fact the result of fecal showers by giant bees found the Soviet anthrax scenario completely plausible


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB believe ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

We do n't believe it


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And we certainly do not believe that Mr. Gorbachev or any of his emissaries yet deserve to have the West take their word for it


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Sverdlovsk is a large gray cloud over glasnost and indeed over the legitimacy of the arms-control process itself


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The U.S. government 's Sverdlovsk complaint as with Krasnoyarsk is no mere political posturing


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Biological weapons violations have figured little in political debate and indeed have not been pressed vigorously enough by the U.S. government


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But the stated U.S. position is detailed and specific and the prospect of biological warfare is profoundly chilling


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The Soviets should be willing to set in motion a process that would allow them to acknowledge that Sverdlovsk violated the 1972 agreement or alternatively that would give U.S. specialists reasonable confidence that this was a wholly civilian accident


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Until that happens glasnost can not begin to deserve the kind of credibility Mr. Shevardnadze was bidding for with his confessions on Monday


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Claude Bebear chairman and chief executive officer of Axa-Midi Assurances pledged to retain employees and management of Farmers Group Inc. including Leo E. Denlea Jr. chairman and chief executive officer if Axa succeeds in acquiring Farmers


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Mr. Bebear added that the French insurer would keep Farmers ' headquarters in Los Angeles and will not send French people to run the company


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Axa ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB maintain ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Farmers ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS relationships ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN insurance ) ( NNS exchanges ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ manages ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Axa would also maintain Farmers ' relationships with the insurance exchanges that it manages


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Mr. Bebear made his remarks at a breakfast meeting with reporters here yesterday as part of a tour in which he is trying to rally support in the U.S. for the proposed acquisition


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN bid ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sir ) ( NNP James ) ( NNP Goldsmith ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ unfriendly ) ( NN takeover ) ( NN attempt ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP B.A.T ) ( NNP Industries ) ( NNP PLC ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ British ) ( NN tobacco ) ( NN retailing ) ( NN paper ) ( CC and ) ( NNS financial-services ) ( NN giant ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD acquired ) ( NP ( NNP Farmers ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The bid is part of Sir James Goldsmith 's unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC the British tobacco retailing paper and financial-services giant that acquired Farmers last year for 5.2 billion


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Axa has agreed to acquire Farmers from Sir James 's investment vehicle Hoylake Investments Ltd. for 4.5 billion plus a 1 billion investment in Hoylake


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Any acquisition of Farmers needs the approval of insurance commissioners in the nine states where Farmers operates and Mr. Bebear 's trip will take him to Idaho Arizona and New York after his stay here he will meet with insurance regulators legislators industry excutives and the press


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Hearings on Axa 's acquisition application have been set for Nov. 13 in Idaho Nov. 20 in Illinois Nov. 24 and Dec. 4 in Arizona Dec. 11 in Washington state and Jan. 8 in Oregon


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Hearings ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Ohio ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Kansas ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Hearings have n't yet been set in Texas Ohio and Kansas


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP California ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN commissioner ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB hold ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS hearings ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN acquisition ) ( NNS applications ) ) ) ) ) ) )

California 's insurance commissioner does n't hold hearings on acquisition applications


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Axa ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN rebuffed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS Farmers ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NNS meetings ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN management ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bebear ) ) ( ADVP ( RB nonetheless ) ) ( VP ( VBZ appears ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB woo ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS promises ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN autonomy ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ new-found ) ( NN authority ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NNP Axa ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Although Axa has been rebuffed by Farmers and has n't had any meetings with management Mr. Bebear nonetheless appears to be trying to woo the company 's executives with promises of autonomy and new-found authority under Axa


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Denlea ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN member ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ top ) ( NN management ) ( NN team ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Axa-Midi ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( VP ( VB define ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS policies ) ( CC and ) ( NNS strategies ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said Mr. Denlea would be a member of the top management team of the Axa-Midi group of companies and would help define policies and strategies of the group


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ quick ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB point ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ many ) ( JJ negative ) ( NNS aspects ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sees ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NNP Axa ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN parent ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Farmers was quick yesterday to point out the many negative aspects it sees in having Axa as its parent


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Axa ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB away ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NN tax ) ( NNS credits ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 600 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD paid ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Farmers ) ( NNS exchanges ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB offset ) ( NP ( NN underwriting ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For one Axa plans to do away with certain tax credits that have resulted in more than 600 million paid to the Farmers exchanges during the past few years to offset underwriting losses


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT Those ) ( NNS credits ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP result ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS taxes ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Farmers ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN management ) ( NN company ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN proved ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ important ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS exchanges ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NNP Farmers ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Those credits result because of taxes that Farmers as the management company has paid and have proved to be very important for the exchanges a Farmers spokesman said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bebear ) ) ( VP ( VBD contended ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN tax ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS exchanges ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ revised ) ( NN structure ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD described ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS peanuts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Bebear contended that the tax cost to the exchanges under the revised structure would be about 8 million a year which he described as peanuts


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ( NNP Research ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( VP ( VBD forecast ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD 1990 ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ no-growth ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN supercomputer ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray Research Inc. forecast that 1990 will be a no-growth year for its supercomputer line


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ bad-news ) ( NNS announcements ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS supercomputers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG reviewing ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN order ) ( NNS prospects ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN concluded ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ prudent ) ) ( S-3 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB plan ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN assumption ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ flat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In what has become a series of bad-news announcements the world 's largest maker of supercomputers said that after reviewing its order prospects we have concluded it is prudent to plan for next year on the assumption that revenue again will be flat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD jolted ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD slashed ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ( CC and ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NNS projections ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG citing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG slowing ) ( NN economy ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN delayed ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS orders ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( UCP ( NN government ) ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ( JJ commercial ) ) ( NNS customers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray jolted the market in July when it slashed revenue and earnings projections for this year citing a slowing economy that has delayed orders from government as well as commercial customers


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 1990 ) ( NN projection ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ unusual ) ( NN event ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Cray ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG announcing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ improved ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company made its 1990 projection an unusual event for Cray in announcing improved net income for the third quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 30.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.04 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 35 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 22.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 73 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray said it earned 30.6 million or 1.04 a share up 35 % from 22.6 million or 73 cents a share a year ago


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( CD 45 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 210.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 145.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue gained 45 % to 210.2 million from 145.2 million


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD totaled ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 36.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.24 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 46 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 68.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.19 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months earnings totaled 36.6 million or 1.24 a share down 46 % from 68.1 million or 2.19 a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 454.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 6.9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 425.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue was 454.6 million a 6.9 % gain from 425.4 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN announcement ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray made its announcement after the stock market closed


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 1.125 ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 34.25 ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday Cray closed down 1.125 at 34.25


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN order ) ( NN backlog ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 315 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 25 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray said its order backlog at Sept. 30 was 315 million down 25 million from June 30


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Marcello ) ( NNP Gumucio ) ) ( NP ( NN president ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD did ) ( ADVP-MNR-2 ( RB well ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( ADVP-3 ( RB as ) ( RB far ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS revenues ) ( CC and ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN concerned ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR=2 ( RB not ) ( RB quite ) ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ( PP=3 ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS terms ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG signing ) ( NNS orders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Marcello Gumucio president said the company did well in the quarter as far as revenues and earnings are concerned and not quite as well in terms of signing orders


( S-1 ( PP ( IN As ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gumucio ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP anticipate ) ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ fourth-quarter ) ( NN revenue ) ( CC and ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( UCP-PRD ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB substantially ) ( JJR greater ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ preceding ) ( CD three ) ( NNS quarters ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( RB not ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN record ) ( NNS levels ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 88.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.80 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As for the current period Mr. Gumucio said We anticipate that fourth-quarter revenue and earnings will be substantially greater than any of the preceding three quarters but not up to the record levels of last year 's fourth quarter when Cray earned 88.5 million or 2.80 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NN operating ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( FRAG ( CC but ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN level ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB significantly ) ( JJR lower ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He added that the company expects strong operating profit for the year but at a level significantly lower than last year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 11 ) ( NN % ) ( TO to ) ( CD 13 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG assuming ) ( NP ( JJ current ) ( NNS expectations ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( NN % ) ( TO to ) ( CD 45 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( IN below ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN level ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said 1989 's net income could be 11 % to 13 % of revenue which assuming current expectations would be 40 % to 45 % below 1988 's level


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 156.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 4.99 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 756.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last year Cray earned 156.6 million or 4.99 a share on revenue of 756.3 million


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Next ) ( NN year ) ) ( VP ( VBZ looks ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ dismal ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN analyst ) ( NNP Paul ) ( NNP Luber ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Baird ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Milwaukee ) ) ) ) ) )

Next year looks dismal said analyst Paul Luber of Robert Baird & Co. Milwaukee


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Noting ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ low-end ) ( NN supercomputer ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB compete ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS likes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Convex ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP International ) ( NNP Business ) ( NNP Machines ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Luber ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PDT such ) ( DT a ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ necessary ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS things ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB back ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN line ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Noting that Cray does n't have a low-end supercomputer to compete with the likes of Convex Computer Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. Mr. Luber said such a machine would be necessary to get things back on line here


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cray ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN indicated ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB decide ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( PDT such ) ( DT a ) ( NN machine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NN year ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cray has indicated it will decide on whether to build such a machine before year end


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP David ) ( NNP Shaffer ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN post ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ executive ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Maxwell ) ( NNP Macmillan ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN communications ) ( NN giant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

David Shaffer was named to the new post of executive vice president of the Maxwell Macmillan group of this communications giant


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Shaffer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ takes ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ primary ) ( NN responsibility ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( UCP ( JJ electronic ) ( CC and ) ( NNS technical-services ) ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Shaffer takes primary responsibility for the electronic and technical-services group


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN group ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ electronic-publishing ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He had been group vice president of the electronic-publishing group


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Sheldon ) ( NNP Aboff ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB formerly ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Maxwell ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN group ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN responsibility ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ various ) ( UCP ( JJ electronic ) ( CC and ) ( JJ publishing-group ) ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Also Sheldon Aboff formerly a vice president at Maxwell was named group vice president with responsibility for various electronic and publishing-group companies


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ good ) ( NN fairy ) ) ( VP ( VBN assigned ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Slovakia ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD hovered ) ( PP-LOC ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cradle ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Edita ) ( NNP Gruberova ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Bratislava ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD sprinkled ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NN E ) ( NNS flats ) ) ( NP ( JJ sparkling ) ( NNS Ds ) ) ( NP ( JJ clean ) ( NNS trills ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN coloratura ) ( NNS ornaments ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJ silvery ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ magic ) ( NN dust ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When the good fairy assigned to Slovakia hovered over the cradle of Edita Gruberova many years ago in Bratislava she sprinkled her with high E flats sparkling Ds clean trills and coloratura ornaments silvery as magic dust


( S ( ADVP ( RB Maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VP ( VB drop ) ( PRT ( RP by ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Metropolitan ) ( NNP Opera ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB bring ) ( ADVP-CLR ( PRT ( RP along ) ) ) ( NP ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD forgot ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN charm ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS smidgins ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ thespian ) ( NNS skills ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ nice ) ( NN wig ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maybe she could drop by at the Metropolitan Opera and bring along what she forgot a little charm a few smidgins of thespian skills and a nice wig


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Cast ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Violetta ) ( NNP Valery ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Verdi ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP La ) ( NNP Traviata ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Gruberova ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD did ) ( NP-3 ( JJ many ) ( NNS things ) ) ( ADVP-MNR-4 ( RB nicely ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( NP=3 ( NNS others ) ) ( ADVP-MNR=4 ( RB not ) ( RB so ) ( RB well ) ) ) ) )

Cast as Violetta Valery in a new production of Verdi 's La Traviata Ms. Gruberova last week did many things nicely and others not so well


( S-CLF ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( DT every ) ( NN day ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP hear ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Violetta ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB sing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN act ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ high-flying ) ( NN music ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN with ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( JJ little ) ( NNS notes ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB perfectly ) ) ( VBN pitched ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB neatly ) ) ( VBN stitched ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB together ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is n't every day that we hear a Violetta who can sing the first act 's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together


( SINV ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Never ) ( RB once ) ) ( VBD did ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VB gasp ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN air ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VB mop ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN brow ) ) ) ) )

Never once did she gasp for air or mop her brow


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ cool ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cucumber ) ) ) ) ) )

She was as cool as a cucumber


( S ( CC But ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB know ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS things ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB well ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Violetta ) ) ) ) ) )

But as you may know things are not going well for Violetta


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS times ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB show ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN emotion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There are times when she must show a little emotion


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NN TB ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT all ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ weak-kneed ) ( NN lover ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( FRAG ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ successful ) ( NN courtesan ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB just ) ( RB about ) ) ( JJ overdrawn ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bank ) ) ) ) ) )

She has TB after all and a weak-kneed lover and though a successful courtesan she is just about overdrawn at the bank


( S ( ADVP ( JJR Worse ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS walls ) ) ( VP ( VBP move ) ( NP-TMP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN production ) ) ) ) )

Worse her walls move all the time at least in this production


( S ( S ( SBAR-TMP ( ADVP ( RB Just ) ) ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Gruberova ) ) ( VP ( VBD sat ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB away ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS guests ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cough ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( ADJP ( JJ private ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP$ her ) ( NN salon ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG sliding ) ( PP-CLR ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ her ) ( NN country ) ( NN hideaway ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ active ) ) ( NN set ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS drapes ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Just when Ms. Gruberova sat down away from her guests to cough in private her salon began sliding around the stage her country hideaway also has a very active set of drapes


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VB Hold ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( JJ funny ) ( NNS braids ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB caution ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT the ) ( NNS sets ) ) ( VP ( VBD started ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB roll ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB around ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Hold on to those funny braids you wanted to caution her as the sets started to roll around once more


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ moving ) ) ( NX-TTL ( NNP Traviata ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB ever ) ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This is the most moving Traviata I 've ever seen


( S ( ADVP ( NNP Normally ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Violetta ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN business ) ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG wondering ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG moving ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB gracefully ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN scenery ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Normally Violetta can go about her business without wondering whether she is moving as gracefully as the scenery


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN production ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN designed ) ( CC and ) ( VBN directed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Franco ) ( NNP Zeffirelli ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Sybil ) ( NNP Harrington ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN need ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB count ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS pennies ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Violetta ) ) ( ADJP ( RB down ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( NNS louis ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opera ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But this is a production designed and directed by Franco Zeffirelli and paid for by Sybil Harrington who has no need to count her pennies unlike Violetta down to 20 louis at the opera 's end


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Seeing ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PDT all ) ( DT those ) ( NNS millions ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN action ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB just ) ( RB so ) ( JJ relieved ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Gruberova ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ gawky ) ( NN thing ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB accidentally ) ) ( VB smother ) ( NP ( PRP herself ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN drape ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Seeing all those millions in action I was just so relieved that Ms. Gruberova gawky thing that she is did n't accidentally smother herself in a drape


( S ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ Large ) ( CC and ) ( JJ lavish ) ) ) ( NP-TTL-SBJ-1 ( NNP Traviata ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Met ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG growing ) ( NN stock ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ cast-proof ) ( NNS productions ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB mostly ) ) ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Zeffirelli ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Large and lavish Traviata is another addition to the Met 's growing stock of cast-proof productions mostly by Mr. Zeffirelli


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN life ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ own ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN counted ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ good ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB perform ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB whenever ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN cast ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( PP-PRD ( IN up ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT either ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They have a life of their own and can be counted on to look good and perform whenever a cast is n't up to either


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN strike ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB ever ) ) ( VP ( VBZ hits ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Met ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS tickets ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NX ( NX-TTL ( NNP Boheme ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX-TTL ( NNP Turandot ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB boom ) ( ADVP-CLR ( IN out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS recordings ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN era ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If a strike ever hits the Met the company can still sell tickets to his Boheme and Turandot and boom out recordings of another era


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Last ) ( NN week ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ discerning ) ( NN audience ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR bigger ) ( NN hand ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN greenhouse ) ) ) ( PP-2 ( IN than ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN tenor ) ( NNP Neil ) ( NNP Shicoff ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD sang ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN aria ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN inside ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last week 's discerning audience gave a bigger hand to a greenhouse than to the tenor Neil Shicoff who sang an aria inside it


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB Inexplicably ) ) ( VBN costumed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ rabbinical ) ( NN student ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG tottering ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB around ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS lifts ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Shicoff ) ) ( ADVP ( RB hardly ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fellow ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB catch ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fancy ) ( NN cocotte ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN eye ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Inexplicably costumed as a rabbinical student tottering around on lifts Mr. Shicoff hardly seemed the fellow to catch a fancy cocotte 's eye


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP wish ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB wear ) ( NP ( NNS lifts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN voice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I wish he could wear lifts in his voice


( S ( PP ( ADVP ( RB Not ) ( RB nearly ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJS best ) ( NN form ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN tenor ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( JJ dullish ) ( NNS sounds ) ) ( PP ( IN along ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ usual ) ( JJ clumsy ) ( NN hand ) ( NNS gestures ) ) ) ) ) )

Not nearly in his best form the tenor made dullish sounds along with his usual clumsy hand gestures


( S ( ADVP ( RB Maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Z. ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB too ) ( JJ busy ) ( S ( VP ( VBG taming ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN set ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB work ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( ADJP ( RB naturally ) ( JJ ungainly ) ) ( NNP Alfredo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maybe Mr. Z. was too busy taming his set to work with his naturally ungainly Alfredo


( SQ ( CC Or ) ( VBZ is ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Z. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( RB little ) ) ( JJ tired ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Traviata ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Or is it that Mr. Z. is getting a little tired of Traviata


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN production ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VBN seen ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Paris ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Florence ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ scenic ) ( NNS ideas ) ) ( VP ( VBP echo ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN movie ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Placido ) ( NNP Domingo ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Teresa ) ( NNP Stratas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This is the same production already seen in Paris and Florence and its scenic ideas echo the movie he made with Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( NNS Decades ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Maria ) ( NNP Callas ) ) ( VP ( VBD sang ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Dallas ) ( NN staging ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD introduced ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN flashback ) ( NN idea ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Decades earlier Maria Callas sang the Dallas staging that introduced the flashback idea


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN invention ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ drives ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Verdi ) ( NNS purists ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NNS bananas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Violetta ) ) ( VP ( VBZ lies ) ( S ( VP ( VBG dying ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN bed ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN prelude ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG rising ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB deliriously ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-5 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( RB then ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ remembers ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ great ) ( NNS parties ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD used ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB throw ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In an invention that drives Verdi purists bananas Violetta lies dying in bed during the prelude rising deliriously when then she remembers the great parties she used to throw


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ entire ) ( NN opera ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( PRP$ her ) ( NN dream ) ) ) )

The entire opera is her dream


( S ( PP ( VBN Given ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN prelude ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ thematic ) ( NNS connections ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN music ) ) ( VP ( VBG preceding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN act ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN idea ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ worn ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( ADJP ( JJ bad ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN luck ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN change ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN conductor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pit ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP whom ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB hear ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NNP Carlos ) ( NNP Kleiber ) ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( JJ memorable ) ( NN music ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ( DT all ) ) ( VP ( VBD waited ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN bed ) ( NN lump ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB stir ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN song ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Given the prelude 's thematic connections with the music preceding the last act the idea is more worn than bad though as luck would have it for a change there actually was a conductor in the pit whom we wanted to hear Carlos Kleiber trying to make memorable music while we all waited for the bed lump to stir into song


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( RB Once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB so ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big-souled ) ( JJ German ) ( NN maestro ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ shaky ) ( NNS nerves ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB so ) ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBZ cancels ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD offered ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ limpid ) ( JJ flowing ) ( NN performance ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( JJ unswagged ) ( CC and ) ( JJ unswaggering ) ) ( NN approach ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB totally ) ) ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS odds ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN staging ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Once she did so the big-souled German maestro with the shaky nerves who so often cancels offered a limpid flowing performance that in its unswagged and unswaggering approach was totally at odds with the staging


( S ( S ( PP ( IN Of ) ( NP ( JJ heart-pounding ) ( NNS moments ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( RB nearly ) ( NN none ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( SBAR-SBJ ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kleiber ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ wooden ) ( NN cast ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hard ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB say ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of heart-pounding moments there were nearly none and whether this has to do with Mr. Kleiber or the wooden cast is hard to say


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN event ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Gruberova ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB barely ) ) ( VBD ventilated ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Violetta ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN anguish ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( JJ long ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Wolfgang ) ( NNP Brendel ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Germont ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB fairly ) ( JJ desperate ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB inject ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ Italianate ) ( NN lilt ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ heavy ) ( JJ teutonic ) ( NN baritone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In any event Ms. Gruberova barely ventilated Violetta 's anguish in her long meeting with Wolfgang Brendel who as Germont seemed fairly desperate trying to inject an Italianate lilt into his heavy teutonic baritone


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Di ) ( NNP Provenza ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN advertisement ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ sunny ) ( JJ southern ) ( NNP France ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Di Provenza was n't much of an advertisement for sunny southern France


( S ( ADVP ( RB Perhaps ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kleiber ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( VB substitute ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS songs ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ dead ) ( NNS children ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ dark ) ( NNS nights ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mahler ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX-TTL ( FW Kindertotenlieder ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Perhaps Mr. Kleiber could let him substitute one of the songs about dead children and dark nights from Mahler 's Kindertotenlieder


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Speaking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ dark ) ( NNS nights ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Met ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ next-door ) ( NN neighbor ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP City ) ( NNP Opera ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN canceled ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN season ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG failing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS musicians ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( NP ( NP ( NN pay ) ( NN parity ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( DT the ) ( NNP Chicago ) ( NNP Lyric ) ( CC and ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Opera ) ( NNS orchestras ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Speaking of dark nights the Met 's next-door neighbor the New York City Opera has canceled its season after failing to reach a settlement with its musicians who wanted pay parity with the the Chicago Lyric and San Francisco Opera orchestras


( S ( ADVP ( RB Well ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VB go ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB audition ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) )

Well they can now go and audition there


Good luck


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Common ) ( NN sense ) ) ( VP ( VBZ suggests ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP play ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( VP ( NNS charges ) ( SBAR-NOM ( QP ( RB about ) ( DT half ) ) ( WHNP-3 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT those ) ( NNS houses ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( VP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN ticket ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB not ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Common sense suggests that people who play for a company that charges about half what those houses do for a ticket are not in the same market


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN cancellation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ bodes ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB poorly ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ) ( ADJP ( RB already ) ( JJ beset ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN identity ) ( NN crisis ) ) ( VP ( VBN exacerbated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN retirement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NN director ) ( NNP Beverly ) ( NNP Sills ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ amazing ) ( NN appointment ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Christopher ) ( NNP Keene ) ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN successor ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ feckless ) ( NN toiling ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The cancellation bodes poorly for a company already beset with an identity crisis exacerbated by the retirement of general director Beverly Sills and the amazing appointment of Christopher Keene as her successor after his years of feckless toiling in the pit


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Met ) ) ( VP ( VBD discovered ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( PP-TMP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ belated ) ( NNP December ) ( NN opening ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB nearly ) ( JJ impossible ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB recapture ) ( NP ( NNS subscribers ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ponder ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN entertainment ) ( NNS choices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As the Met discovered years ago following a belated December opening it is nearly impossible to recapture subscribers once they have had time to ponder their entertainment choices


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN instance ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB perfectly ) ( JJ happy ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Avery ) ( NNP Fisher ) ( NNP Hall ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN day ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG listening ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Helmuth ) ( NNP Rilling ) ) ( VP ( VB conduct ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( FW Messa ) ( FW per ) ( NNP Rossini ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ strange ) ( NN piece ) ) ( VP ( VBN written ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( CD 13 ) ( JJ different ) ( JJ Italian ) ( NNS composers ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB honor ) ( NP ( NNP Rossini ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN death ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1868 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I for instance was perfectly happy at Avery Fisher Hall the other day listening to Helmuth Rilling conduct the Messa per Rossini a strange piece written by 13 different Italian composers to honor Rossini after his death in 1868


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT Each ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD contributed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN section ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN behest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Verdi ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB nearly ) ) ( VP ( VBN driven ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ own ) ( JJ early ) ( NN grave ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( JJ troublesome ) ( NNS arrangements ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Each of them contributed a section at the behest of Verdi who was nearly driven to his own early grave by the troublesome arrangements


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT that ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN piece ) ) ( VP ( VBD landed ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unperformed ) ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dusty ) ( NN archive ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Bologna ) ) ( VP ( VBD refused ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN chorus ) ( CC and ) ( NN orchestra ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For all that the piece landed unperformed in a dusty archive after Bologna refused to supply a chorus and orchestra


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Verdi ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ own ) ( NN contribution ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB mighty ) ( JJ impressive ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ operatic ) ( NX-TTL ( FW Libera ) ( FW me ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN reworked ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Manzoni ) ( NNP Requiem ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD wrote ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN note ) ) ( NP-ADV ( PRP himself ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN learned ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN lesson ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We know Verdi 's own contribution was mighty impressive since the operatic Libera me was reworked for the Manzoni Requiem of which he wrote every note himself having learned his lesson


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ surprising ) ( NN discovery ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN evening ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Fisher ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ high ) ( NN standard ) ) ( VP ( VBN achieved ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ now-obscure ) ( NNS colleagues ) ) ) ) ( RB notably ) ( NP ( NNP Raimondo ) ( NNP Boucheron ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The surprising discovery of the evening at Fisher was the high standard achieved by some of his now-obscure colleagues notably Raimondo Boucheron


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ His ) ( JJ melodious ) ( NX-TTL ( FW Confutatis ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB smoothly ) ) ( VBN sung ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN bass ) ( NNP Brian ) ( NNP Matthews ) ) ) ) ) )

His melodious Confutatis was smoothly sung by bass Brian Matthews


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Teodulo ) ( NNP Mabellini ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX-TTL ( FW Lux ) ( FW aeterna ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB intriguingly ) ) ( VBN scored ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB splendidly ) ) ( VBD put ) ( PRT ( RP across ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Rilling ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Also Teodulo Mabellini 's Lux aeterna was intriguingly scored and splendidly put across by Mr. Rilling


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( PRT ( RP along ) ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ Stuttgart-based ) ( NNP Gaechinger ) ( NNP Kantorei ) ( NN chorus ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ( RBR better ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Czech ) ( NN soprano ) ( NNP Gabriela ) ( NNP Benackova ) ) ) ) )

He brought along his Stuttgart-based Gaechinger Kantorei chorus and even better the Czech soprano Gabriela Benackova


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ radiant ) ( JJ expressive ) ) ( NN voice ) ) ) ) )

She was in her most radiant expressive voice


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Maybe she could step across the plaza to the Met where she has still to make her debut and help out her Czech compatriot by singing the slow parts of Traviata


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The Tokyo International Film Festival was no match for the Cannes Film Festival in terms of prestige but it made its mark It awarded the largest cash prize of any film festival to young and first-time film makers


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At this year 's event the third since the festival got under way in 1985 Idrissa Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso won the Sakura Gold prize of 143,000 for Yaaba Old Woman


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By comparison Cannes now gives 39,000 to the winner of its young director 's award


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Says director George Miller Mad Max I think the Tokyo festival may become known as a major attraction for young directors because of the money as well as the recognition


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NNS drawbacks ) ) ) )

There are drawbacks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Vincent ) ( NNP Tolentino ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN correspondent ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ French ) ( NN magazine ) ( NNP Telerama ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB recently ) ( VBN ended ) ) ( NNP Tokyo ) ( NN festival ) ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT No ) ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( NP ( NNS deals ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS films ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB before ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS festivals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Vincent Tolentino a correspondent for the French magazine Telerama says of the recently ended Tokyo festival No one makes deals and most of the films have been seen before at other festivals


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Belgium ) ) ( VP ( VBD decided ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( NNS investors ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP demand ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN delivery ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS securities ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP buy ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shares ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( JJ domestic ) ( NNS bonds ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ additional ) ( CD 100 ) ( JJ Belgian ) ( NNS francs ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 2.60 ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG bringing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ total ) ( NN fee ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 200 ) ( NNS francs ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Belgium decided that investors who demand the delivery of their securities when they buy shares or domestic bonds will have to pay an additional 100 Belgian francs about 2.60 for each transaction bringing the total fee to 200 francs


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While no figures exist it is thought that many small investors in Belgium store securities privately in some cases to avoid paying high inheritance taxes


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The law could redound to the advantage of brokers and banks who incur high administrative costs to deliver securities to investors


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG considering ) ( S ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( NN aid ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Hungary ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB support ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ recent ) ( JJ political ) ( NNS reforms ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Foreign ) ( NNP Ministry ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Japan is considering giving aid to Hungary and Poland to support their recent political reforms a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said


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This is the first time if we decide to do so for Japan to extend aid of this kind to Eastern European countries the spokesman said


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He said Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu also is studying the possibility of a visit to the two Eastern bloc nations and to Western Europe next January


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Drugs ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN issue ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS days ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS talks ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP French ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP Francois ) ( NNP Mitterrand ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Spanish ) ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Felipe ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Drugs were a major issue in two days of talks between French President Francois Mitterrand and Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez


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I demand the utmost severity in the fight against drug traffickers President Mitterrand said after the meeting in Valladolid Spain


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Banks ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB open ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS books ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He added Banks must open their books


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The leaders ' talks coincided with a meeting in Madrid of anti-drug experts from the U.S. France Italy Spain Peru Bolivia and Colombia