1.   By contrast, Congress appropriates specific amounts each year for discretionary spending programs, which include defense, medical research, law enforcement, Head Start and job training.

2.   Company officials have said they expect to spend a similar amount this year.

3.   Congress might decide that it is better to limit people to withdrawing only a certain amount each year.

4.   Coverdell said he refunded the company the net amount this year.

5.   Coverdell refunded the company the net amount this year.

6.   GDP is expected to decline a similar amount this year.

7.   Like adjustable loans, the rates on the bonds rise or fall by a set amount every year.

8.   McLachlan hopes to double that amount this year with the help of additional corporate sponsors.

9.   Seventeen other states, including Texas, cut taxes by lesser amounts this year.

10.   Turbomeca also settled two lawsuits for undisclosed amounts this year filed by a nurse and paramedic severely injured in the crash.