31.   The president has said in the past those categories would warrant using Social Security surplus funds.

32.   The Republicans have pledged to do it without breaking self-imposed spending caps or draining surplus Social Security funds.

33.   The surplus Social Security funds are, in effect, used by the government as a cheap and reliable source of money.

34.   There are surplus Social Security funds, but Congress has deemed them untouchable, for now.

35.   Washington spent the surplus funds as they arrived and gave Social Security an IOU.

36.   WHX could use the surplus funds to cover pension liabilities at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, analysts said.

37.   WHX could use the surplus funds to cover promised pension payments to its steelworker employees at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, analysts said.

38.   A delay in the start of real estate operations in Philippines resulted in a small loss before including interest income derived from its surplus funds.

39.   Big commercial and foreign banks are having surplus funds and were seen lending to selective financial institutions.

40.   But he said government estimates project more than enough surplus funds to pay off the debt and still cut taxes.