1.   Both houses of Congress say cuts are unavoidable if the federal budget is to be brought into balance.

2.   Even at that rate, most exchange houses said they were out of dollars.

3.   For the last few seasons, the auction houses have said they had plenty of eager buyers but lacked top-drawer material to sell.

4.   In September, the fashion design house said it planned to license some beauty products and cosmetics to Estee Lauder Cos.

5.   Instead, the White house said the two men discussed the need for continental solidarity and stressed the role of the United States.

6.   Often, experts at competing auction houses said, Arnault had paid more for the works than their estimates reflected.

7.   One man who lived four houses away said he had seen the couple perhaps two or three times in the past year.

8.   One good mail order house says to water when the top half-inch of the soil is dry to the touch.

9.   Other brokerage houses say they do not keep statistics on price drops, but they do report plenty of nervousness among both buyers and sellers of Manhattan apartments.

10.   The auction house says it is expecting buyers from all over the world.