11.   Cai said his settlement will be eaten up within the year by bills that have skyrocketed since he lost company subsidies for heating, housing and health care.

12.   Farmers were given flexibility to switch between crops without losing subsidies.

13.   The bank said the country has led reforms among republics in the former Soviet Union and needed assistance to support changes after it lost Russian subsidies.

14.   They also would be able to plant whatever they liked, without the risk of losing government subsidies.

15.   They lost their subsidies, making mortgage payments unaffordable.