1.   And competition for the scarce funds available is rising.

2.   A new framework for such aid must switch the focus of scarce funds to the most pressing needs of people, particularly the poor.

3.   A smaller stake would allow Petrobras to allocate scarce state funds elsewhere, they said.

4.   Agarwal predicts that revenue-generating computer projects like his will spread more quickly than those that depend on scarce state funds.

5.   But other zoo association concerns, such as money for conferences, involve scarce operational funds.

6.   By allowing line-by-line spending comparisons among districts that perform well and those that fail, the new budget could lead to reallocation of scarce funds.

7.   Crew has argued strenuously and correctly that scarce public funds should not be used for private or parochial schools, draining taxpayer support in the process.

8.   Governors and mayors are natural adversaries -- in the competition for the spotlight, scarce public funds and the balancing of different constitutencies.

9.   He has slashed the payroll in half and cut other expenses, while funneling scarce funds toward aintenance and repairs.

10.   Mexican directors are extremely talented and visionary, Camara says, but their efforts have historically been hamstrung by scarce funds and excessive governmental oversight.