1.   Although Snyder dismissed the chef in January while imposing a partial salary freeze, the episode left a bad taste in many mouths.

2.   All six of the employees agreed to a salary freeze until the year was over and the company could see how much money it made.

3.   Hospital directors and employees, overworked and faced with repeated salary freezes, quit.

4.   Police officials say conditions within the police labs have improved since the city lifted a hiring and salary freeze that left technicians overburdened and under fire.

5.   Salary freezes and layoffs are not the only financial sinkholes for employees of Orange County, Calif.

6.   Some cash-short visitors are inclined to tap credit because of corporate cutbacks such as salary freezes and layoffs, they said.

7.   The Rangers were near a two-year deal with Burkett before the union implemented a salary freeze in December.

8.   With unemployment mounting rapidly and salary freezes increasing, plenty of people have reason to keep spending tight and their credit cards under control.

9.   Even before the Government announced a salary freeze and wage cuts, Johor Corp had effected them at the senior management level, beginning with Ali himself.

10.   He said the company would prefer to implement salary cutbacks and salary freezes while trying to win new business.