Sentence examples for a downsizing from inspiring English sources

To help relieve his depression, several friends suggested a "downsizing" ceremony to honor his 32-year career.

The federal government has decided to sack 33,000 workers, a "right-sizing" they say, rather than a downsizing.

In 2010, Ms. Harmon was laid off from her job as a human resources administrator for a trucking company in Tucker, Ga., during a downsizing.

We talk about investing in infrastructure: Why not help a downsizing Detroit bootstrap its recovery by tearing down empty eyesores and replacing them with affordable housing?

With consumption equaling 70% of GDP, a downsizing there would decimate GDP if the economy were static.

In this case the manager will not perform a downsizing operation regardless the workload (i.e., only upsizing operations can be performed).

Like the ex-Boeing auditor, this woman had worked for many years for the same company, and had lost her job in a downsizing.

In Philadelphia, 17,000 students and more than 1,000 teachers are facing what's being called euphemistically a "downsizing" with 37 public schools on the chopping block.

At the end, it is closed, scheduled for a downsizing.

The move represents a downsizing for the couple.

"During a downsizing at the company," Mr. Kelly said, "Johnson was laid off".