Sentence examples for had downsized from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bush pointed out that in their last house they had downsized financially but not spatially.

Throughout Westchester, large companies had moved away, and others like I.B.M. had downsized and consolidated, leaving large tracts of office space empty.

A DWP-commissioned evaluation of the policy published in December found that not more than 8% of those affected had downsized and that 75% of those affected by the tax had cut back on food.

If this pounding continues, a backlash may develop reminiscent of the mid-1990's, when, for example, a Newsweek cover article pilloried four prominent chief executives who had downsized companies.

Back in the 1990s, U.K.-based researchers Leslie Aiello and Peter Wheeler proposed what they called the expensive-tissue hypothesis, arguing that the human digestive system, which uses a great deal of energy to metabolize our food, had downsized considerably to help pay that price.

Apparently Geithner and other top officials didn't realize that the major servicers had downsized and outsourced their operations to the point that the administration was effectively asking decisions on families keeping their homes to be made by people working in call centers in India.

My life has downsized, in a good way.

But most such agencies have downsized and lost experienced staff.

As companies have downsized, they have often cut their charitable giving.

"As others have downsized, it has given us a niche," said Loren Jenkins, senior foreign editor.

Orchestras have downsized seasons, canceled tours, programmed smaller works and left jobs open.