"But when you are hemorrhaging money, you have to take painful measures," he said.

In pivotal negotiations from 1979 to 1983, the auto union agreed to painful measures that held down costs and let management reduce the work forces.

Now some companies are taking more complicated and painful measures.

But however painful this measure may be to our feelings, it is absolutely necessary to our safety.

There are more painful cost-cutting measures that we can use, if necessary.

Politicians are considering several painful measures, including raising road tolls and reducing drug benefits for affluent senior citizens.

These politically painful measures are known as - what else?

But with state officials predicting an $880 million budget gap for the coming fiscal year, far more painful measures may be in Connecticut's future.

This was attributed to a growing realization of the extent of the economic malaise and the need for painful measures.

I do believe that painful measures should go hand in hand with adequate financing measures.