21.   A good rule is to make a list, then cut it by half.

22.   A round of interest rate cuts by local banks this month and the depreciation of the New Taiwan dollar may boost economic growth in June, Chou said.

23.   A secondary problem is created by fires set by slash-and-burn farmers, who often travel deep into virgin jungle along roads cut by loggers.

24.   Above all, they cite opportunities to cut costs by eliminating duplicate branches, back offices, data processing and other operations.

25.   According to Sroge, such sites are helping catalog companies reach new customers while allowing them to cut costs by mailing fewer catalogs.

26.   After buying a funeral operation, the company leaves local managers in charge while it cuts costs by pooling hearses and routing bodies through central embalming facilities.

27.   After he was cut by San Diego this summer, Oglesby returned to Decatur to work as a substitute teacher but continued to kick when he could.

28.   Alex Trotman, Ford chairman and chief executive, said the company could cut production by temporarily shutting or slowing down some assembly lines.

29.   Airlines have cut costs by eliminating unprofitable routes, capping commissions for travel agents, contracting with outside suppliers for some jobs and cutting others, Browning said.

30.   All but one of those who expected a rate cut today assumed the bank would only cut by a quarter point to keep hopes of another rate cut alive.