1.   Now Congress is proposing to eliminate or privatize a number of federal agencies, which would be a further blow.

2.   The Israeli government has already privatized a number of state-run enterprises, including a bank, a chemical company and a housing agency.

3.   And the government wants to privatize a number of large state-run industries.

4.   Finance Minister Abdel Wahab Osman said earlier this month that the government would start another phase of privatizing a number of banks and companies.

5.   The government plans to privatize a number of companies this year to raise money to pay off the debt.

6.   The government intends to privatize a number of state-owned companies and sell some of its shares in national companies, a report by the Economic Office said.

7.   The government plans to privatize a number of state enterprises and has named a government plantation group among them.

8.   Indianapolis has recently sought to privatize a number of city-controlled operations, including golf courses, waste-water treatment, and building inspection.