41.   Time spent under house arrest beginning last April was considered part of his jail term.

42.   Verbiest said the government has been able to keep spending under control, and inflation is easing on a monthly basis.

43.   He has been in custody in Naples for the last seven months, apart from a brief period spent under house arrest.

44.   Aung San Suu Kyi has performed the ritual regularly, even during the six years she spent under house arrest, the aides said.

45.   The sources said the ritual is one she has performed regularly, even during the six years she spent under house arrest.

46.   Japanese Finance Minister Wataru Kubo urged his ministerial colleagues Tuesday to make cuts across the board to rein in government spending under the budget for the next financial year.

47.   Santer told the newspaper that public finances in most EU countries were not satisfactory and that only Denmark, Ireland and Luxembourg had their spending under control.

48.   The increase in general spending under the budget dropped below two percent for the first time in nine years.