11.   But it would not be easy for them to muster the votes needed to override a veto, making it unlikely that cuts would take effect anytime soon.

12.   But when a conflict has arisen, tax cuts have always taken precedence.

13.   But, not least because of the long lags before tax cuts take effect, they are a bad way to fine-tune economies.

14.   Chairman Helmut Maucher has repeatedly said he expects higher earnings this year as sales grow, coffee prices fall, cost cuts take hold and the franc weakens.

15.   Cuts would take effect unless a majority of both Senate and House passed a motion of disapproval.

16.   Defense cuts have taken their toll on Connecticut, particularly in the central portion of the state, Duobinis said.

17.   Furthermore, early tax cuts take a larger bite out of surplus projections.

18.   In Massachusetts, officials note, the increase began before the main cuts in food stamps took effect.

19.   Interest rate cuts typically take six to nine months to work their way through the economy.

20.   Interest rate cuts take from six months to a year to work their way fully through the economy.