21.   The Concorde is operated only by British Airways and Air France, the two airlines whose governments financed the development of the supersonic aircraft.

22.   The federal government finances a dizzying array of education and training programs.

23.   The government financed the trips and subsequent photo-filled government reports and a CD-ROM.

24.   The government could finance a pullout without exceeding its budget or receiving extra outside aid, he said.

25.   The government financed the debt with foreign money, a tactic that became impossible after investors started turning away from Mexico.

26.   The government finances health care by not taxing the money employers spend on it.

27.   The Russian government has financed much of the deficit by issuing treasury bills at high interest rates.

28.   The Saudi government will finance the planes in Saudi Arabia, as Saudi King Fahd said in August.

29.   The withdrawal from share sales now will hurt government finances no matter who wins in June.

30.   Though the federal government finances and oversees the food-stamp program, states administer it, with wide variations.