1.   The job of central bankers would be easier if governments trimmed their budget deficits as soon as recovery was under way.

2.   The federal government has trimmed tens of thousands of its employees in recent years.

3.   The government has trimmed the size of its new bill sales as its deficit shrinks, boosting the appeal of existing bills.

4.   While the federal government will trim spending, state and local authorities will pick up the slack, NAM said.

5.   In fact, wage gaps could widen further as the government trims the top income tax rates in a Reaganomics-inspired effort to boost investment and consumption.

6.   It is the second straight year that the government has trimmed spending.

7.   Tens of thousands who lost their jobs as the government trimmed bureaucracy and pared state companies for privatization invested their severance pay in CLAE.

8.   The government must also trim public sector employment by selling off state-owned companies.

9.   It was the second time this year the government trimmed its economic growth forecast.