11.   Godfroid, charged by Swissair with cutting costs to return Sabena to profit, tried to scrap collective bargaining, freeze wages for three years and reduce the workweek.

12.   It would freeze wages two years and would for the first time require workers to pay for part of their traditional medical coverage.

13.   Metro-North wants to freeze current wages for a year and postpone negotiations for later increases until a contract is signed.

14.   Real wages have been frozen for many years, but the issue has gained much attention in the past year or two as the economy has grown rapidly.

15.   Some CGT officials say it wants the government to scrap plans to freeze civil service wages next year.

16.   The government will also seek to freeze wages through the end of the year and cut salaries of ministers and members of Parliament.

17.   The government will have the opportunity to show its resolve on Tuesday, when French civil servants go on strike to protest plans to freeze their wages.

18.   To cope, many companies have been freezing wages and reducing payrolls -- making consumers reluctant to spend.

19.   To cope with falling prices, companies are freezing wages and trimming workers -- causing consumers to hold back on spending.

20.   To protect profit margins, companies are freezing wages and trimming excess workers.