21.   On previous occasions, the Saudis have tried to cut a deal before an OPEC meeting without rival Iran present.

22.   Phillips, a running back, had his troubles with the Rams and Dolphins and was cut before last season.

23.   Separately, a slowdown in the growth of consumer spending helped revive hopes of an interest rate cut before the end of the year.

24.   Shares were propped up as U.K. gilts rose, following German bunds higher, amid optimism that U.K. interest rates could be cut before the end of the year.

25.   She once took a longhair into the kitchen and gave him a bowl cut before letting him stay and listen.

26.   Sure, some people yearn for a topsy-turvy, upside-down land where men walk on their hands and government budgets are cut before family budgets.

27.   Tampa Bay initially beat Dallas to the punch, nabbing Leaf off waivers, but the Buccaneers cut him before the season.

28.   The freshest trees you can bring home are those that are cut right before your very eyes at tree farms.

29.   The government also likely is concerned that higher inflation will quash chances for a rate cut before a national election, due by early May next year.

30.   The Oilers cut him before the season and he re-signed with the Vikings.