1.   Last year, Beijing demanded a virtual freeze on new aircraft orders in a bid to reign in runaway growth in the industry.

2.   Operators, they said, had placed a virtual freeze on new channels since the regulations were adopted.

3.   Some analysts interpreted that as a virtual freeze on implementation of the jusen package, but government officials dispute that interpretation.

4.   Some analysts interpreted the clause as a virtual freeze on implementing the jusen liquidation package, but Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto disputed that interpretation.

5.   That taxpayer revolt helped sweep Gov. Whitman into power last year and last spring she imposed a virtual freeze on state education aid.

6.   Instead, the Jewish population of those regions has actually increased, despite a virtual freeze on new construction, he said.

7.   The private sector has had a virtual freeze on building new rental space in recent years because of the current system, he said.