31.   Continued cost control will also help BCH in the half as the bank continues to tighten its belt and cut its workforce.

32.   Cuomo, defending his record, says the state has tightened its belt more than local governments.

33.   Democrats say the plan is too expensive when Bush is asking most domestic agencies to tighten their belts.

34.   During the last year, demand for consultants declined in some fields, like financial services, as companies tightened their belts, consultants say.

35.   For most Canadians though, adjusting to the weakened dollar has simply meant tightening their belts.

36.   From now on, the memo said, the staff had to tighten its belts.

37.   Government and civic groups are already shepherding a nationalistic campaign to save money and tighten belts.

38.   Gross, who made his remarks at a Bloomberg Business News conference, said Americans will tighten their belts in coming months.

39.   He said it was time to tighten belts and follow the prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund.

40.   I think companies are tightening their belts and deferring long-term investments to get earnings up.