Sentence examples for surplus said from inspiring English sources

"The surplus," said Charles O.

"You only decide once how to dedicate the surplus," said Jacob J. Lew, the Clinton administration's budget director.

We've got peace and prosperity and a surplus," said James Thurber, a professor of government at American University in Washington.

Asked about the music, a waiter with a handlebar mustache who was wearing German Army surplus said, "Yeah, we keep it tame during the day.

Mr. Giuliani, who has been reluctant to dip into that surplus, said through a spokeswoman that he would consider the request but would not comment further.

"There's no economic consequence to a modest use of the surplus," said Thomas Gallagher, a political analyst with the International Strategy and Investment Group, an investment-advisory firm.

The surplus, says Paul Bloxham, chief economist for HSBC in Australia, was always an unrealistic goal.

Foley attacked the budget, which delivered a $2.5bn surplus, saying it was "built on sand, not stone".

"Our governor announced the surplus, saying they had met all the needs of the state," said the Rev. William Stone, 74, of Philadelphia.

But Democratic leaders who attended the meeting quickly seized on the Republican request concerning the surplus, saying they were puzzled by the last-minute proposal.

Many of the Democrats who voted for the administration's tax cut in 2001, when the budget was in surplus, say they cannot do so again.