11.   Americans also are starting to realize they must reduce personal debt.

12.   Analysts said Alcatel may also use part of the funds from the sale to reduce its debt.

13.   Amstar sold off its major line of business -- Diamond Sugar -- to reduce debt.

14.   An unspent surplus automatically reduces the debt.

15.   Analysts said cash flow from operations is reducing debt enough for it to be of little concern.

16.   And if it reduced the Federal debt by the same amount, it could increase national wealth and lower the cost of private investment.

17.   Analysts said Alcatel may use part of the funds from the sale to reduce its debt.

18.   Analysts said Usinor is particularly well poised to benefit from renewed demand because it has aggressively reduced its debt and successfully cut operating costs.

19.   Analysts said Usinor is particularly well poised to benefit from such a development because it has aggressively reduced its debt and successfully cut operating costs.

20.   Any tax cuts should be considered a dividend for actually reducing debt.