31.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday ruled out any government spending package to boost the economy, though pressure has mounted for some form of measures.

32.   Reduced expectations for a spending package support bonds by allaying concern the government will have to issue more bonds to pay for the plan, he said.

33.   Some GOP members also warned against the massive spending package.

34.   Some traders and investors had been expecting the economy would get a boost from such a spending package later this year.

35.   Some Japanese businesses have also called for the government to put together another public spending package.

36.   Supporters said the supplemental spending package would be paid for through cuts to various programs, including aid to the former Soviet republics and environmental cleanup projects.

37.   The authors of the spending package say they demonstrated remarkable restraint, given the temptations.

38.   The bill, part of a huge spending package, is now before the Senate.

39.   The amendment never made it into the final spending package signed by Clinton.

40.   The dollar fell against the yen as a government spending package failed to impress investors hoping for a quick boost to Japanese imports, traders said.