21.   Most industry watchers say the question will be the timetable of a rate cut and whether it precipitates a general worldwide cutting of international accounting rates.

22.   Much like the Bush tax cut of last year, farm subsidies are tilted toward the haves over the have-nots.

23.   Shepherdson, for example, had been lobbying for a Fed rate cut of three-quarters of a percentage point.

24.   Since the bold tax cuts of last summer, there has been much waffle about big changes to come, but little sign of them in practice.

25.   Sometimes an owner of wooded land will allow cutting of some trees for a small fee.

26.   The agreement also was attacked by consumer advocates, who were hoping for a rate cut of several percentage points.

27.   The paradox of peace is that the more separated you want to be, the more cooperation and cutting of slack is required to get a deal.

28.   The one-time items arose largely because the bank has reshaped its business by selling its U.S. unit, cutting of staff numbers and beefing up its investment bank.

29.   The shows some investors are betting on a rate cut of least a quarter point by the end of the year.

30.   They want to convince Congress to ban cutting of timber on old-growth and other mature forests in the Northwest.