31.   The long-distance calling ban -- expected to last at least until the end of the fiscal year -- is just one manifestation of the budget crunch.

32.   The Senate has approved cuts in arts funding that could cause a budget crunch for local arts groups in Ohio.

33.   The season about to end has been fraught with labor unrest, budget crunches and hand-wringing about the state of the music world.

34.   The second test is how he deals with the budget crunch caused by the weak economy.

35.   The state budget crunch is hitting at a particularly inopportune time, just as California and the nation are trying to recover from a serious downturn.

36.   The U.N. money problems are now running smack into the budget crunch in Congress, where the new Republican majority is not disposed kindly toward the international organization.

37.   This is the second budget crunch for the INS this year.

38.   UNH vice president for finance and administration Fred Schnur said reaction to the budget crunch has been alarmist.

39.   Whatever happened to the state budget crunch?

40.   With resource-management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management facing budget crunches, expensive cleanups no longer are feasible.