31.   But Pataki made cutting the budget and lowering tax cuts sound particularly easy.

32.   But it took a commitment from Abdullah, Saudi officials said, to drive the government to cut the budget and seek foreign investment in job-intensive projects.

33.   But the stream has almost stopped as facilities have become rundown, budgets have been cut and programs have been shut down.

34.   But when European societies get serious about cutting budgets, benefits to needy families are sacrosanct.

35.   By law, Congress has the power to review and to cut current budgets at any time, a process known as rescission.

36.   Called video conferencing, it has been touted as a way to cut travel budgets and save wear and tear on valuable executives.

37.   Chuba contrasted all his activity with the sadder realities at the major studios, most of which are sharply cutting production budgets.

38.   Congress has cut the budget for auditing tax returns to historically low levels.

39.   Cutting the budget with specific spending and tax measures has never been politically popular.

40.   Cutting the budget will also be politically difficult.