31.   PAL earlier dismissed the striking pilots and announced a drastic reduction of operations to cope with financial problems worsened by the strike.

32.   PAL also has announced a drastic reduction of operations to cope with financial problems worsened by the strike.

33.   But Falt said the sum will have to be slashed in light of a drastic reduction in the projected oil revenues.

34.   Bureau of Reclamation spokesman Jeff McCracken said the agency had never had to make such a drastic reduction in irrigation before.

35.   He was quoted as calling for a drastic reduction in the list of banned substances and suggesting that only drugs which are harmful to an athlete should be prohibited.

36.   It could force drastic reductions in fossil fuel use if tough regulations are adopted in Berlin.

37.   It has to start thinking of the inevitable, including a drastic reduction in the number of civil servants.

38.   It said higher rainfall in Decemer led to a drastic reduction in automobile traffic, which resulted in lower consumption of gasoline and other automobile fuels.

39.   Krasheninnikov urged a drastic reduction in the number of arrests to stem overcrowding, Interfax said.

40.   Koizumi has made clear he believes the Kyoto Protocol, which calls for drastic reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, is urgently needed.