61.   The company had tried to tighten its belt.

62.   The last-quarter collapse in attendance because of fewer tourists forced many museums, including ones outside New York and Washington, to tighten belts and trim programs.

63.   The ranks of the jobless are growing by the thousands as the nation tightens its belt.

64.   The vice president also accuses the Texas governor of boosting state government spending while the national government was tightening its belt.

65.   They fear a strike to end all strikes if France is forced to tighten its belt to conform with the requirements of monetary union.

66.   They have squeezed seats together, eliminated meals and substituted peanuts...tightened the belt with labor.

67.   They never spent beyond their means in the good times, but they are tightening their belts anyway.

68.   This fall, Random House also laid off about a half-dozen lexicographers in its reference division, and several other major publishers have also begun tightening their belts.

69.   To calm its critics, Cnet tightened its belt, and for the last four quarters it has managed to be in the black.

70.   Until then, he said, the agency needs to tighten its belt.