The state has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs despite steep cuts in the income tax since 1987.

He said that if the company made too steep a cut in research it would be "knocked out by our competitors."

Implementing steep cuts in global nuclear arms is essential to our national interest.

But next year's school budget, she said, will probably have to allow for steep cuts by the state.

But this does mean there will have to be steeper cuts elsewhere.

The Republicans lobbied for steep cuts across the board following the governor's lead to put "everything on the table."

The last two years, the industry has made steep cuts in fall flights.

The steepest cuts will go to the lowest income groups.

It slashed the discount rate a full point, the steepest cut in 10 years, to a 27-year low of 3 1/2 percent.

In almost every case, they are predicting no growth or steeper cuts.