61.   Businesses could borrow money to hire workers and build plants.

62.   But funding for start-up software and Internet companies has started to dry up, depriving them of money they would use to expand and hire more workers.

63.   But GM agreed to hire more workers here and promised to continue making many other brake parts here.

64.   But Herman said she found during her tour that a number of employers were indeed open to hiring these workers.

65.   But if consumers suddenly want more widgets, the workers are hired back.

66.   But if adopted by the full committee, the changes Simpson offered Thursday would remove most restrictions on companies that want to hire particular workers from foreign countries.

67.   But it plans to continue to hire workers, principally chip designers, who have key technical skills.

68.   But many farmers say they prefer not to hire young workers but are forced to because of a labor shortage.

69.   But it balks at hiring more workers unless it knows it can keep them busy.

70.   But Palmer said that no large work force reductions are planned, and that the company is hiring more workers as part of its network computing alliance with Microsoft.