51. All take turns holding down the fort during the day and night, with most of the group sleeping in motels. 52. Bush has made holding down spending one of his primary goals. 53. Businesses agreed to hold down prices, unions set salary limits, and the Government promised to control spending. 54. But a stronger dollar also helps hold down inflation and makes it less expensive for Americans to travel abroad. 55. But after getting married, he went back the hard way, at night, while holding down a job and supporting a family. 56. But as steward of Medicare and Medicaid, he would try to hold down spending. 57. But holding down interest costs also meant that the Russian government did not sell all the bills it offered. 58. But if the new technologies help hold down inventories, market forces sometimes pull in the opposite direction, as the auto industry knows too well these days. 59. But in giving the economy only the smallest possible nudge, the Fed made clear that holding down inflation remained its top priority. 60. But it also comes at a time when many worry that strong incentives on hospitals and doctors to hold down costs will enter such decisions. |