11.   Clinton will pay for the tariff reductions with money that has been included in the balanced budget agreement he reached with Republicans last week.

12.   Concern also is easing that tariff reductions will damage profits among electricity generators, analysts said.

13.   Discussions on tariff reductions for imported goods are the most pressing issue for Japan in China, a Japanese trade official said.

14.   Even when those proposals are watered down by recommendations from independent consultants, the resulting tariff reduction is still unacceptable, Chilectra said.

15.   Instead, its engagement in the WTO beyond the tariff reductions or other well-defined areas is likely to be spotty and slow.

16.   Japan and others also promised to speed up tariff reductions and other trade-liberalizing measures that were already under way.

17.   Moreover, some nations, including Japan, said they would not go along with the tariff reductions in all categories.

18.   Officials China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan have indicated opposition to either the pace or the scope of tariff reduction.

19.   Other countries, including Japan, announced that they would speed up some tariff reductions that had already been approved.

20.   Pacific Rim members Mexico and Chile opted out of tariff reductions discussed last year.