1. They want the government to freeze prices. 2. Argentines rushed to withdraw their savings from banks on Friday on fears that the government could freeze deposits to shore up the weakened financial system and prevent a devaluation. 3. At the time, the government had frozen two-thirds of money in circulation at the time to throttle inflation, which led stock prices to slump. 4. Clarke said the government will freeze the duty on hand-rolling tobacco. 5. Consolidation in France has picked up since the government froze the number of new hypermarkets retailers can open. 6. Eventually, that action could mean the federal government could freeze payment of federal funds to the tribe. 7. Gazprom made the statement after reports that the government froze its bank accounts for non-payment of taxes. 8. It would be the first time in four years the government froze spending. 9. Last month, the Swiss government froze assets belonging to Milosevic and his associates at the request of the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 10. Major Canadian banks confirmed Wednesday that many Quebecers are transferring their accounts to branches outside the province for fear an independent Quebec government might freeze assets. |