21.   The government could have saved a lot by replacing only half the number of civil servants who quit each year, he said.

22.   The government saved us from smoking and drinking while pregnant and sticking sticks in our eyes and swallowing small pointy objects.

23.   The project is designed to determine whether the government can save money by subjecting Medicare HMOs to market competition.

24.   The only way the government can save surplus Social Security taxes in a trust fund would be to run annual budget surpluses.

25.   There is no legal mechanism allowing the federal government to save or invest its extra money.

26.   Weldon argues that the federal government would save money by purchasing more of the Ospreys at the same time, driving down the average cost of each vehicle.

27.   While the money saved by government does not directly translate into the size of new markets for businesses, some experts say the new opportunities could be substantial.

28.   Paying down the debt presumably would allow the government to save billions it would otherwise have to pay in interest.

29.   And once again, it called into question whether the government could have saved some of the crew if it had not balked for days at accepting foreign aid.

30.   Lawmakers say the government can save more money by clamping on embezzlers and wasteful spending than from imposing these fees.