1.   I found myself shaping my fingers into a triangle, with my thumbs joined at the base and my forefingers raised to meet a point at the top.

2.   But the amount saved is just peanuts compared to the amount managing director Dirk Ackerman said Wednesday the company must raise to meet growing demand for services.

3.   The cabinet decision came despite argument by the Electricity Corp. that the tariffs were raised to meet the ever-rising cost of generating electricity.

4.   If the government raised taxes to meet the deficit, the economy might slow down, but a reduction of rates was vital, they said.