The phrase "a source of budget" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used when referring to the origin or allocation of financial resources, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The committee identified a source of budget to fund the new project."
Alternatives: "a source of funding" or "a budget source".
While Mr. Obama has signaled a willingness to make health spending a top source of budget savings in the current debate, he has not sent a similar message on Social Security, even though in budget talks with Republicans this year he entertained the idea of changing the way annual increases in payments are calculated.
It is unclear how much support a new subsidy would garner, since many lawmakers view farm programs as a likely source of budget savings.
"Because our endowment is not as large as many of the institutions in both the public and private sectors with which we compete for the best students and faculty, Duke depends on tuition income as a critical source of budget support," says Provost Peter Lange.
Our military -- a major source of budget deficits -- is already stretched thin, for one thing, and can't afford to invade another Iraq for its oil resources.
Turning drinks from a cost into a source of revenue helped budget airlines to become a disruptive force in aviation and left incumbents struggling to compete on price without undermining service.
[C7.] State Budgets Hurt U.S. Economy Having already stripped the nation of a source of economic growth, the budget crises in California and in almost every other state are now dragging down the national economy, prolonging the weak, jobless recovery.
A1 States are Drag on Economy Having already stripped the nation of a source of economic growth, the budget crises in California and in almost every other state are now beginning to drag down the national economy, prolonging the weak, jobless recovery.
Fiscal conservatives from both parties have long demanded that backers of making the credit permanent find a source of revenue, or identify budget cuts, to make up for the lost cash.
Incredible as it may seem, the national press corps is almost completely ignoring a report from the government's main source of budget projections.
