91.   Alarmed by growing disquiet among farmers and urban workers laid off from state factories, Communist Party leaders launched an aggressive crackdown on dissent two months ago.

92.   Anderson, who was laid off from his job as a motorcycle safety instructor, said he is worried about the economy.

93.   Avdatli Seitaliyev was laid off from his job at a textile plant after a year of not getting paid.

94.   But millions of retirees and workers laid off from factories that have foundered as the economy boomed have been plunged into poverty.

95.   But he said people who worked for troubled state enterprises, were retired or laid off from those companies were having trouble making ends meet.

96.   Chinese cities include millions of workers who have been laid off from struggling state enterprises.

97.   Disparities between rich and poor in the cities are also expected to increase as millions of workers are laid off from struggling state enterprises.

98.   Earlier, Edwards said he had recently been laid off from his fiber optics job and needed back surgery.

99.   Edwards said he had recently been laid off from his fiber optics job and needed back surgery.

100.   Edwards said he had recently been laid off from his fiber optics job and was in need of back surgery.