71.   Some analysts questioned the wisdom of launching sharp cuts with the military bogged down in Chechnya.

72.   Taiwan also agreed to make sharp cuts in tariffs on imported cars.

73.   The budget, which included sharp cuts in import tariffs, was generally welcomed by industrialists, even though it failed to meet their hopes of lower corporate taxes.

74.   The clothes had his customary sharp cut and slim-waist emphasis, but the long black or khaki hooded felt coats were not particularly cheering.

75.   The government had lobbied hard for the plan, but officials unexpectedly called for sharp spending cuts at a Cabinet meeting last week.

76.   The new conservative government announced plans for sharp cuts in federal spending Tuesday after it said the budget is heading for a big deficit in the next fiscal year.

77.   The Postal Service announced sharp spending cuts Tuesday, an effort to reduce looming losses.

78.   The slowdown has hit the manufacturing sector hardest, resulting in sharp cuts in production and thousands of layoffs.

79.   The weaker currency has led to sharp cuts in economic growth forecasts for much of Asia, from Indonesia to South Korea.

80.   There is no new cost estimate following the currency collapse and fiscal budgetary problems that saw sharp cuts in public sector expenditures.