31.   Rivlin, head of the Office of Management and Budget, said it would be irresponsible to cut taxes without paying for them with offsetting spending cuts.

32.   The third troika member, Saudi Arabia, has been unwilling to cut without the other two because of concerns about its U.S. market share.

33.   There are studies showing that in times of recession, one of the first things cut without pain is advertising.

34.   To spur consumption, he called for a tax cut without giving specifics.

35.   With results like that, de Silguy said deficits could be cut without further belt-tightening.

36.   At Tripolis in Southern Greece, slaughtermen admitted that goats and sheep routinely had their throats cut without any pre-stunning.

37.   The union also insists no jobs should be cut without prior consultation.

38.   The jobs would be cut without forcing people to take redundancy, the bank said.