11.  They talked to the chief technology officers at big brokerage firms and banks to find out what their spending needs might be.

12.  Camdessus said that such cuts only work when a country has enough money to meet its spending needs.

13.  President Vladimir Putin insisted Saturday that Russia should make paying off its staggering foreign debts the top economic priority, and deal with public spending needs later.

14.  That eliminates their outstanding debt, along with the need to make monthly loan payments, and frees up their cash for other spending needs.

15.  The president said Republicans were shortchanging spending needs on education, the environment and foreign policy affairs, including U.S. obligations under the Wye River Mideast peace accord.

16.  Without its own currency, the government cannot print excess money to cover spending needs, which forces it to control the fiscal deficit.