Republicans in Congress expressed concern about the high deficits but said they were determined to hold spending down.

Republicans say they did so simply because the Democratic proposal costs too much at a time of high deficits.

We've somehow managed to stay above water yet we have a much higher deficit than most, it's amazing really.

Furthermore, the municipality would have to cover part of the potential higher deficit.

There is a high deficit of personnel in intelligence gathering.

The net result might be an even higher deficit.

No state has ever had a deficit as high on a percentage basis.

His primary challenge will be taking a government with a large indebtness and high deficit.

At the beginning of January in 1997, we had a high deficit, higher unemployment, less people with health insurance.

In 2011, it was the highest deficit in the world.