61.   To be sure, some dismiss the talk of a rate cut as idle speculation.

62.   U.K. gilts rose amid higher prices for bunds and optimism that British interest rates will be cut as soon as this week.

63.   You have to tell the butcher you want a two- or three-pound piece of sirloin strip, essentially a steak cut as a roast.

64.   Phone lines and air links to the Solomons were cut as the rebels from a shadowy group calling itself the Malaita Eagle Force set up roadblocks around the capital.

65.   A woman suing Duke because she was cut as a place kicker was praised by her high school coach Tuesday an accurate kicker.

66.   As Hakkinen cut the corner, Coulthard bumped into him from inside, knocking the Finn into the gravel.

67.   At the same time, people making less money get a larger tax cut as a proportion of their income.

68.   Coach Mike Dunleavy did say his minutes would be cut as punishment.

69.   Daschle offered the Democratic smaller tax cut as an alternative, saying it would leave money needed for domestic programs and emergencies.

70.   Daschle offered the Democratic smaller tax cut as an alternative, noting it would leave money needed for domestic programs and emergencies.