51.   Both governments have struggled for years to reduce the debt, which eats up much of their capital.

52.   Bouchard played down the polls, saying Quebeckers were focusing on other matters now, notably the economic problems which his government is struggling to solve.

53.   But copyright infringements are just one of many areas over which the Beijing government is struggling to enforce control -- often to no avail.

54.   But his government has struggled to control a military that retains overwhelming influence in national affairs and critics say he has made little progress battling poverty and crime.

55.   But the government is struggling financially, has little influence outside Mogadishu and faces opposition from a number of Ethiopian-backed faction leaders.

56.   But the National Governors Association and the National Association of Counties say the money is important to local governments already struggling to pay their bills.

57.   Critics have cited the huge costs of such a move at a time when the government is still struggling with the transition from Soviet communism to a market economy.

58.   Debt-laden Philippine Airlines began winding up its business Thursday, as the government struggled to fill the void in air services left by its closure.

59.   Debt-laden Philippine Airlines began winding up its business Thursday, as the government struggled to fill the void in air services its closure would leave.

60.   Even as the government struggles to lower inflation, businesses are still mired in a deep recession.