1.   It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.

2.   And in many ways, he delivered with a budget that will reduce spending and taxes, toughen welfare requirements and lengthen sentences for hardened criminals.

3.   Austerity measures have been instituted, including pay cuts for politicians and senior civil servants and reduced spending on military equipment.

4.   A. Any time you want to reduce health care spending one of two things comes up.

5.   After reducing city spending on housing programs for homeless adults, the administration now hopes to get state money to create new permanent housing.

6.   But he was unable to halt a four-year recession, reduce government spending or win over foreign investors and lending agencies like the International Monetary Fund.

7.   But to balance the budget and provide tax breaks, congressional leaders are forging ahead with plans to reduce spending in a wide array of government programs.

8.   But two House leaders, Republican Reps. Tom DeLay and Dick Armey of Texas, say enough waste can be found in the government to reduce spending.

9.   Central Bank Governor Jacob Frenkel has demanded that the government reduce spending to bring it more in line with expected revenue before he will cut interest rates significantly.

10.   Established consulting firms are engaged in layoffs as their clients, hurt by the slowing economy, have reduced spending.