And some programmes, like science and engineering, education, are spared deep cuts.

But the board accounts for one-fourth of the entire city budget and has often been spared cuts in recent years when other agencies have made them.

Uniformed officers have been spared cuts, while the nonuniformed work force was ordered slashed by about 10 percent.

House aides said today that Mr. Aspin's proposal for the fiscal year 1993 would spare cuts in active forces.

This appears likely to be the first military spending bill in the last seven years to be spared sharp cuts, in dollar terms, by the Congress.

Indeed, if legislators could bring themselves to close some bases this year, they would enhance security, by sparing cuts that actually affect defense readiness.

Some will be asked to take greater layoffs, some may be spared cuts.

How Cornell has largely been spared cuts in state aid.

And schools and health care providers would be spared drastic cuts, with programs like prekindergarten and small class size in the lower grades preserved.

The library was initially spared serious cuts.