21.   Managers have been reluctant to stage a strike that could quickly cut exports if backed by anti-government oil unions.

22.   Managers are reluctant to stage a prolonged strike that could cut exports if backed by anti-government oil unions.

23.   Moldova declared an emergency after Ukraine recently cut energy exports because the Moldavans had not paid their bills.

24.   Russia will cut oil exports by a yet-unspecified amount, as part of an international effort by oil exporters to boost the low prices, Generalov said.

25.   Russia, which does not belong to OPEC, promised in the spring it would cut exports.

26.   Russia had promised to cut oil exports in an effort to stabilize world prices.

27.   Russia will cut exports to other former Soviet republics next year unless they pay for goods in full before taking delivery, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said Friday.

28.   The regulations have cut exports of precious Persian carpets to a trickle, the newspaper said.

29.   The Russian government has repeatedly promised to cut oil exports to help bring on a recovery in the world prices.

30.   The statement added severe flooding in central China was likely to have cut exports by rail to the mainland.