1.   And these grants were later affected by cuts in government expenditure.

2.   As the social services account for a substantial part of public spending, cuts affected a wide range of services.

3.   The proposed budget cuts would have affected housing subsidies, pensions, family payments and civil service pay.

4.   The cuts will seriously affect education, especially for the younger pupils.

5.   The proposed six percent pay cut will affect management and staff.

6.   How are the cuts affecting the University?

7.   Although the cuts directly affect services to the poor, they say, their effects will quickly spread through the middle class and the wealthy of the county.

8.   Analysts said demand at those auctions may be weaker because any future Fed rate cuts will affect longer-maturity securities less than the three-year notes.

9.   And as he has for two years, the mayor said his spending cuts would not affect city services.