| cut spend | 3.95 | Also missing were measures to cut spending. | ||
| increase spend | 3.09 | When consumers increase spending, shortages of goods can occur and prices rise. | ||
| will spend | 2.04 | How much was she willing to spend? | ||
| reduce spend | 1.65 | It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education. | ||
| be spend | 1.58 | Spending cuts are not the only options available. | ||
| opt spend | 0.92 | He opted to spend hours each day having hairy makeup applied. | ||
| say spend | 0.92 | Bush said spending on that kind of research should be barred. | ||
| slow spend | 0.92 | Such a change would slow spending on government programs -- Social Security, for one -- that are tied to the index. | ||
| retire spend | 0.86 | He is ready to retire to spend more time with his family. | ||
| boost spend | 0.72 | Lower taxes would boost consumer spending, they said. | ||
| wind spend | 0.59 | Not surprisingly, Heather and Schiller wind up spending the night together. | ||
| restrain spend | 0.53 | Rising oil and gas prices have squeezed corporate profits, and restrained consumer spending. | ||
| slash spend | 0.53 | In many cases, the lack of money will mean deciding which programs to eliminate and which to slash spending. | ||
| curb spend | 0.46 | Hit by falling wages and worried about jobs, consumers are expected to further curb spending, it said. | ||
| fuel spend | 0.46 | High stock valuations have fueled spending and cut into savings. | ||
| keep spend | 0.46 | He also pledged to keep public spending in check. | ||
| resign spend | 0.46 | She resigned to spend more time with her family in Phoenix. | ||
| spur spend | 0.46 | As rates fall, the cost of borrowing drops and typically spurs consumer spending. | ||
| control spend | 0.39 | Cardoso is counting on help from friendly state governors to control spending. | ||
| figure spend | 0.39 | Jarrett figures to spend much of the early stages of the race trying to get around them. |