101.   Most people were tightening their belts fearing they could be the next to be laid off.

102.   No corporate tax cuts were announced and companies were told to tighten their belts.

103.   Now, an economic crisis that began in Asia and has spread to Russia, parts of Africa and Latin America has caused many to tighten their belts.

104.   Now, we are further tightening our belts.

105.   Officials released a much-awaited government audit Monday showing France will have to tighten its belt to qualify for the single European currency.

106.   Oil-price crisis forces Saudi kingdom to tighten its belt.

107.   Other countries in our vicinity, which are now struggling to overcome the monetary turmoil, are also tightening their belts.

108.   Ordinary Koreans are tightening their belts in response.

109.   Other papers have tightened their belts, reduced the size of their pages and raised prices in efforts to offset the higher cost of newsprint.

110.   Regular consumers were also tightening their belts.