Sentence examples for aiming to shrink from inspiring English sources

Mr. Pandit is aiming to shrink Citigroup by a third to help stanch its losses and make the company easier to manage.

The intention is for all these sensors to be housed in the Scarab wearable, which they're aiming to shrink to perhaps an inch square — although it's worth stressing they are on where near that point yet.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tom Coburn, one of three Republican members of a bipartisan group aiming to shrink the deficit, took aim on Tuesday at the conservative group Americans for Tax Reform, arguing their defense of ethanol subsidies amounted to support for "wasteful spending and a de facto tax increase on every American".

That is how they aim to shrink those entitlements, and the federal government's role in American life.

The drugs being developed by Genentech, Eyetech and Alcon aim to shrink the network of blood vessels and stop the leakage.

It aimed to shrink the deficit, which in 2010 amounted to almost 8% of national income, to 6% in 2011 and to 3% by 2013.

Many of the constitutional proposals, which will be published in draft form in mid-April, aim to shrink the power of political parties.

President Obama has instead made it a priority to raise overall academic standards and college graduation rates, and aims to shrink the small amount of federal spending for vocational training in public high schools and community colleges.

It should come as no surprise that acts of hatred follow from the promotion of a brand of politics that mocks public service and constantly aims to shrink and constrain government initiatives.

Changes to employment and support allowance (ESA) and the assessment of people claiming sickness benefits will be part of a package of announcements expected to be made public on Monday, which aims to shrink the "disability employment gap" by taking many people off benefits and expecting them to move into work.

So as the chancellor, George Osborne, puts the finishing touches to next week's spending review, which will involve budget cuts of up to 40% for some Whitehall departments and aims to shrink the benefits bill still further, it's worth remembering just how much the rhetoric on welfare reform here mirrors that in the US.