31.   The government wants to narrow the difference between the official and parallel market exchange rates, traders said.

32.   The new projection not only reduces the size of the problem facing the White House and Congress but also narrows the differences between them.

33.   The president narrowed the differences between his budget and theirs, but did not eliminate them.

34.   The United States and China have narrowed their differences over farm subsidies, the thorniest issue holding up Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization.

35.   The two parties have already narrowed their differences on school aid.

36.   The U.S. and Japan have narrowed differences over a Japanese proposal to create a stabilization fund for Asian economies.

37.   They have also narrowed their differences on arrangements for protecting the security of Jewish inhabitants of Hebron.

38.   They discussed how the two sides could narrow their differences over the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor.

39.   Though no final agreement has been reached, negotiators have narrowed their differences and believe a resolution can be reached soon.

40.   This narrows the difference between best buy and sell prices, giving all investors a better deal at the expense of intermediaries.