21.   The measures would include offering subsidies to emerging industries like biotechnology and telecommunications.

22.   The petition would allege that the Canadian government is offering subsidies to growers that allow them to export beef at below-cost prices.

23.   The Republicans said they had nearly finished drafting a bill under which the government would offer subsidies to private insurers to cover drug costs for people on Medicare.

24.   The US industry claims that Canadian provincial governments prop up producers by selling timber at about a third of market value as well as by offering other subsidies.

25.   This week President Bill Clinton offered federal subsidies to poor people and small firms hit by higher power prices in California.

26.   To raise the prospects of welfare clients, the state is offering deep subsidies to businesses.

27.   To help companies cut hours, the government is offering subsidies to pay for labor-saving technology or for the hiring of extra workers.

28.   A negotiated compromise reduced what PACs could give to candidates and offered federal subsidies to House and Senate candidates who agreed to limit spending.

29.   A European Union team arrived Monday to investigate allegations that South Korea offered unfair subsidies to its shipbuilding industry, government officials said.

30.   A year ago it offered subsidies to companies willing to process the fat for cosmetics, health tonics or fuel.