21.   In Houston, one union representative said he was uncertain that the measures would help.

22.   In the second quarter, earlier cost-cutting measures helped Eurotunnel break even at the operating level -- before financial costs -- for the first time ever.

23.   In the meantime, Mitsuzuka said, the new tax-relief measures should help boost domestic demand.

24.   Mobil Corp. led the advance, as investors speculated that cost-cutting measures would help the company weather fluctuations in global demand.

25.   Omi said the measures would help restore confidence in the financial system.

26.   Patrick Reynolds, the grandson of the founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and an ardent antismoking crusader, said the measure would help save lives.

27.   Reorganization measures also helped the company improve profits while sales remained nearly level, he said.

28.   Republicans had pushed for measures to help the working poor who live in public housing.

29.   Santer said all these measures should help create more jobs.

30.   Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., is pushing for a measure to help casino workers affected by the travel slump.