11.   While Agriculture Department officials can close or curtail operations at plant, they rarely do so, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.

12.   A later air strike operation was curtailed because the Serbs had threatened to shell the refugees and kill hostage Dutch peacekeepers, according to the defense minister.

13.   A later air strike operation was curtailed because the Serbs threatened to shell the refugees and kill hostage Dutch peacekeepers, according to the defense minister.

14.   Analysts said the decline was sharpest in high-tech industries whose operations were curtailed because of the quake.

15.   And while there was no massive traffic jam, the demonstrations did curtail some operations of the federal government.

16.   But Ueda added the company has decided to curtail lending operations at its eight overseas branches.

17.   Corus is closing two plants and curtailing operations at three others in the United Kingdom.

18.   CSX Corp., a rail company that also moves freight on its lines, was sharply curtailing its operations because of the storm, affecting Amtrak and commuter lines.

19.   Dixon said the changes reflected the impact of the Asian economic situation, which had already led many other airlines to curtail their operations in the region.

20.   GM is the latest carmaker to restructure or curtail operations in Britain.