1.   But the across-the-board fee cut is something different.

2.   But the sales tax rebate was axed Thursday in favor of the license fee cut.

3.   Cynthia Coulter, a spokeswoman for California Blue Cross, made no bones about the fee cuts.

4.   John R. Ferry, a Chrysler spokesman, said the fee cut was a consideration in the decision to register the bond issues this week.

5.   Most of that savings, however, will be used to finance new products and further fee cuts, so there will be little direct effect on earnings.

6.   NTT shares also pulled the market lower as they declined on concern fee cuts may hurt earnings.

7.   Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. shares also pulled the market lower as they declined on concern fee cuts may hurt earnings.

8.   This year, the panel hoped to be more persuasive by linking its state budget request with the recommended fee cut.

9.   What caused Assembly Republicans to object this week is a caveat in the license fee cut that says new tax cuts might cancel out the license fees.

10.   Clark said the fee cuts are a collective response by the government and industry to the downturn in markets, especially in Asia.