1.   Although he passed the Foreign Service examinations, the Depression brought a hiring freeze for diplomats, forcing him into a run of odd jobs.

2.   Among other steps, Gov. Don Siegelman ordered a statewide hiring freeze.

3.   And labor specialists expect that mushrooming growth to continue as company after company uses temporary workers to maintain hiring freezes and boost profit margins.

4.   Apple also said it would institute a hiring freeze and cut costs in upcoming months.

5.   As the population continues to decline, the hiring freeze could be expanded to other prisons.

6.   Back out on the street, I phoned a friend who works as a broker for the firm and asked about the hiring freeze.

7.   Because of the deepening recession, the MTA had imposed another hiring freeze.

8.   Besides morale issues, some firms have imposed hiring freezes that prevent actively seeking new workers, he says.

9.   Besides the layoffs, the company is reducing the number of subcontractors it uses, implementing a general hiring freeze, eliminating most overtime and cutting travel expenditures.

10.   Both NBC and ABC already had hiring freezes in place.