1.   Charitable gifts should remain deductible at a time when government is scaling back its services, they said.

2.   Others, she said, would have to scale back services, charge for them or increase fees, or even leave the state for a more hospitable climate.

3.   A state-owned bus company scaled back services after some of its crews joined the strike.

4.   Embassy services were scaled back following the shooting in September.

5.   Hospital service was scaled back.

6.   Hospital services were scaled back and electricity production was reduced but did not affect customers, officials said.

7.   However, service is being scaled back from what it was before the crash.

8.   Mail and newspapers went undelivered, most schools, banks, museums and government offices were closed, while hospital services were scaled back.