1.   GM is not diverting cash to fund the pension, Smith said.

2.   Instead of funding the pensions of federal workers, he could issue Treasury IOUs until the debt crunch eases.

3.   It also had to set aside large sums to fund the pensions of civil servants still employed by the company.

4.   It also had to set aside large sums to fund the pensions of civil servants still employed with the company.

5.   This age group must bear the growing burden of funding state pensions in the coming years.

6.   He said the military needed special legislation because its own budget was not adequate to fund the pensions.

7.   The institution, which funds the pensions of Kuwaitis, has investments in Kuwait and abroad.

8.   In Britain most pensions are funded by savings which are capitalised and represent a net stock of assets to meet future liabilities.