1.   And the office has never withheld federal funds from a school that breaks the law.

2.   After criticism escalated and some parishes began withholding funds, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, head of the worldwide Orthodox Church, removed Spyridon from office.

3.   Bush has advocated that the federal government withhold funds from low-performing schools and give the money directly to the parents to spend at other schools.

4.   But it remains opposed by some Republicans in Congress, who now stubbornly threaten to withhold funds for operating the new embassy.

5.   But such a vow is unlikely to persuade officials withholding back funds from Kenya.

6.   Congress has not only withheld funds, but has also attached certification procedures to disbursements.

7.   Eventually, proponents of the lower standard persuaded Congress and the Clinton administration last October to withhold highway funds to compel states to go along.

8.   Even some NAACP chapters have withheld funds to the national office until they can get some satisfactory answers.

9.   Federal highway funds would be withheld if states do not enact cell phone bans.

10.   He has withheld funds, citing financial irregularities and mismanagement, and demanded both a financial recovery plan and the dismissal of the superintendent.