71.   The administration said the changes, if all were enacted, would neither raise nor reduce the amount of government revenue.

72.   The bonds would cover an expected decline in government revenues following cuts in taxes on securities and land transactions.

73.   The Bush administration last week painted a similar picture of declining government revenues, but predicted the current budget year would end without dipping into the Social Security surplus.

74.   The best answer the commission could come up with was a combination of reductions in currently scheduled guaranteed benefits and large infusions of general government revenue.

75.   The Congressional Budget Office gave the process a push today by raising its estimates for government revenues in the next seven years.

76.   The decline also caused government revenues to decline, widening the budget deficit.

77.   The economic doldrums are taking a toll on government revenue.

78.   The feel-good atmosphere also could sour if the economy dips and government tax revenues drop.

79.   The finance ministers may also allow exceptions in time of recession, when government revenues dwindle and spending soars.

80.   The federal government could force the states to pay up by withholding state shares of government revenue and seizing the receipts from sales taxes.