A1 The closing of nonessential services by the Government disrupted the holiday weekend for tourists and probably cost more than what was saved.

Eliminating nonessential services will correct a great deal of Medicare's financial problems.

He also called for a freeze on hiring and a cut in all nonessential services.

Almost immediately, the monitors reported that nonessential services were being discontinued.

Camp David, run by Navy personnel, remained in operation, but the park's visitors center, deemed a nonessential service, was closed.

Or maybe it was only the nonessential services that were allowed to deteriorate; the only essential service was that provided by the Joy Machine.

"Shut down all electricity to nonessential services if they have failed to shut down automatically," he instructed the computer, as he carried the woman and her child.

The bank advised the Government to establish clear priorities and cut nonessential services.

And how far should government go in granting concessions to developers - in this case, allowing profitmaking housing on public land - to subsidize nonessential public services?

"The arts budget was seen as a nonessential service," said John Truscott, the Governor's press secretary.