1.   But most of that money will very likely be spent financing a spate of recent acquisitions, including two sports teams, a cable network and a casino owner.

2.   But with spending to finance both the fighting in Vietnam and the War on Poverty at home, the federal deficit began to grow.

3.   Some analysts said the money would have been better spent to finance Hong Kong projects.

4.   The team has not disclosed how much it would spend to finance the stadium.

5.   Menem, who will seek a second term in May elections, said he would cut back on unnecessary state spending to finance future economic programs.

6.   The White House has said little about where Bush would cut spending to finance this agenda.