51.   If an agreement is reached on cutting the deficit, it could encourage the Fed to cut rates.

52.   If there were a choice between cutting the deficit or cutting taxes, he would favor the former.

53.   In addition to cutting the deficit, his government is seeking to reduce inflation.

54.   Ifo said the government must continue to cut its deficits and wage contracts must halt the rise in real labor costs.

55.   In my first two years as president, we turned this around and cut the deficit by one third.

56.   In my first two years as President, we turned this around and cut the deficit by one-third.

57.   In return, IMF officials have said they want assurances that the government deficit will be cut.

58.   In South Carolina, Dole began running more ads setting out what he wants to do if elected, such as cutting the deficit.

59.   Increased growth, in turn, would help cut the deficit.

60.   Investors were abandoning the currency amid doubt the government was committed to cutting the deficit and worried Prime Minister Alain Juppe would resign because of a housing scandal.