11.   BT embarked in May on a crash program to sell off assets in a bid to strengthen its shaky finances.

12.   Instead, Clinton will use his executive authority as president to help stabilize shaky Mexican finances, said White House spokesman Mike McCurry.

13.   The government last year ordered most Chinese airlines to merge into three conglomerates in hopes of shoring up their shaky finances.

14.   The government-proposed amendments, aimed at cutting spending and boosting revenues, are part of an emergency package of measures to shore up shaky state finances.