To do that, however, the committees would have to impose additional reductions in research and hardware programs.

And the U.S. has refused to impose tough mandatory reductions on its own.

Starting Thursday, Oct. 4, it will impose across-the-board reductions at about 40 major airports, cancelig about 3,000 flights per day.

This happened at United Airlines, which had asked a bankruptcy court to impose reductions if workers did not agree.

They were unable to carry their overhead and mortgage costs after Medicare imposed successive reductions of up to 27 percent, he added.

In 2001, the lab imposed sharp reductions in travel, restrictions on free meals and, eventually, the layoffs of 40 support employees, the first such cuts in its history.

Agency officials say the reduction in inspections is likely to intensify if Congress imposes even deeper reductions.

JAPAN produced conflicting economic signals yesterday, announcing a record current account trade surplus at the same time as more companies imposed reductions in bonuses because of falling profits.

More than 50 jobs in his own department are gone, and he said he had asked other department heads to impose similar reductions, resulting in several hundred fewer jobs.

But what are the European Union and Member States doing to impose reductions in capacity on South Korea in exchange?