It adopted_VBD a takeover plan ...
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Most yields ... moved_VBN in the opposite direction
The board increased_VBN by one
Those employed in state-funded special programs increased_VBN by ...
The dollar gained_VBN against most foreign currencies
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With Japan's cash-flush banks aligned_VBN ...
... had their budgets cut_VBN in half ...
... more than 6.6 million ADRs traded_VBN
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