51.   Last year, the government did not announce a reduction in corporate tax rates despite widespread expectations of a cut.

52.   Okonski announced the reductions after wide-ranging talks between President Lech Walesa and Prime Minister Jozef Oleksy on defence policy and the future of the armed forces.

53.   No significant reductions have been announced in the number of British troops on duty in Northern Ireland.

54.   President Jacques Chirac announced the reduction of nuclear testing in June.

55.   Several commercial lenders, such as Halifax and Barclays Bank, immediately announced a reduction in their house lending costs.

56.   The government responded Monday by announcing a reduction in the price of diesel fuel and an increase in pension funds.