31.   The government said last week it will trim rates soon as part of a package to boost industrial competitiveness.

32.   The rebound might keep the Bundesbank from trimming rates again, analysts said.

33.   Traders have speculated since then that rates may be trimmed again soon.

34.   Trimming the rate of growth in the CPI also would be welcome on Wall Street because it means a smaller federal deficit.

35.   Trimming the rate of growth in the CPI would be welcome on Wall Street because it would result in a smaller federal deficit.

36.   Trimming the rate of growth in the CPI would be welcome on Wall Street because it means a smaller federal deficit.

37.   At the same time, long-distance companies that had pledged to trim their rates are leaving it up to residential customers to figure out how to save money.

38.   Some are expecting the central bank to trim rates by another half-point, others anticipate a quarter-point cut.

39.   The cuts could put added pressure on Germany, France and other European countries to trim their rates as well.

40.   The last time the discount rate was slashed, by three-quarters of a point in mid-April, the bank first trimmed short-term rates.