11.   Domenici surprised colleagues on both sides of the Capitol last spring when he quietly slipped the pay freeze into the Senate budget resolution.

12.   Five years ago American Ballet Theater rose gracefully from the financial ashes through a mix of austerity and loans, pay freezes and polite begging.

13.   Hill accepted a two-year pay freeze for union members and has done little to protest the expansion of workfare.

14.   In return for equity ownership in the airline, United mechanics agreed to a pay freeze when the old contract was in effect.

15.   In real terms, this would be a pay freeze, but a better deal than other Zimbabwean workers can expect.

16.   Kaiser has asked for a series of concessions from nurses, including a one-year pay freeze, lower rates for new hires and reduced medical benefits.

17.   Leaders and foot soldiers alike complained that city workers had made considerable sacrifices, like taking a two-year pay freeze.

18.   Matarazzo also showed new flexibility when asked whether he could accept a contract that included a two-year pay freeze.

19.   More recently, Juppe announced a public-sector pay freeze, which was greeted last week by a national work stoppage.

20.   Other Houston Ballet departments already are operating on a pay freeze.