1.   And the Japanese economy continued to sag, restraining car makers from using profits at home to subsidize their operations here.

2.   AIR seemed forever on the verge of bankruptcy, and suspicions were that Alf and Madaline sometimes subsidized operations from their personal funds.

3.   Government-owned phone monopolies in foreign countries, used to subsidize postal operations and generate revenues through inflated phone rates, now will come under direct assault.

4.   If traffic fails to pick up despite the reduction in tolls, Sacristan said, the government will, in effect, subsidize the operation of the highways.

5.   Investors are concerned that the better companies will be forced to subsidize operations in weaker areas, reducing revenue and profits.

6.   EU law bars member states from subsidizing the operations of their national flag carriers.

7.   In the meantime, the hospital is subsidizing its operations and economizing without lowering the quality of its service.

8.   Leading newspapers are now having to compete with tabloids that feature lighter, more entertaining fare, and government officials no longer want to subsidize operations.

9.   Majority of telecom companies rely on income generated by international calls to subsidize local operations.

10.   The government has refrained from closing many money-losing mines, but also lacks the cash to keep subsidizing the operations.