1.   The federal government has doubled its tax on liquor.

2.   Automobile sales in Japan fell for the sixth straight month in September as demand for autos remained weak after the government almost doubled the national sales tax in April.

3.   After the government doubled interest rates in late October to bolster the real during turbulence from financial turmoil in Asia, the spree is all but over.

4.   Economists expects consumers to tighten their wallets even harder after today, when the government doubles medical costs for salaried workers.

5.   In Brazil, the government doubled interest rates to support the reais.

6.   Proceeds from oil production have allowed the government to nearly double its military spending over the last three years.

7.   That has aroused concern the sales downturn expected after the government nearly doubled the sales tax in April may prove much more severe and long-lasting than predicted.

8.   The chief federal negotiator, Eric A. Denhoff, had said the revenue-sharing arrangement would allow the government to double the amount of land on offer.

9.   The government almost doubled its prime lending rate yesterday in its efforts to shore up the currency.

10.   The government doubled interest rates two weeks ago to defend the currency, and plans to slash spending.