1.   An unfair allocation of very steep Medicare cuts could damage urban hospitals that train doctors and care for the poor.

2.   Both the House and Senate budget plans envision steep cuts.

3.   But Cohen balked at the steep cuts.

4.   Consumer advocates say the steep cut will mean fewer trains and buses and higher transit fares across the country.

5.   Delphi, like other parts suppliers, was hurt because it had to offer steep cuts to land new business, GM Chief Financial Officer J. Michael Losh said.

6.   Democrats say Republicans are making steep cuts in anti-poverty programs in order to finance tax cuts for the rich.

7.   Earlier this month, President Bush and Putin announced plans for steep cuts in offensive nuclear weapons.

8.   Five pharmaceutical companies offered on Thursday to negotiate steep cuts in the price of AIDS drugs for Africa and other poor regions afflicted by the disease.

9.   Implementing steep cuts in global nuclear arms is essential to our national interest.

10.   Manufacturing has been hit hardest, suffering primarily from steep cuts in corporate spending on new buildings, equipment and technology.