Sentence examples for lessening sales from inspiring English sources

It was only 4 1/2 years ago that Home Depot former Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said that the retail chain could sustain "unlimited growth" without significantly lessening sales at established stores.

The two firms are roughly equal in size in manufacturing, but Safilo's 50 shops pale in comparison with Luxottica's nearly 5,500 retail outlets, the vast majority of them in America.China is Luxottica's next big challenge a move that should expand sales, while lessening its dependence on America.

Did accounts receivable grow at a faster rate than sales, often a tip-off that a company is lessening credit standards to book sales?

(See "Lennar Lessens Loss; Sales Slide").

Beijing needs to go much further: As the World Bank notes, fundamental reform of the fiscal system is necessary to increase and diversify local government's revenue sources, lessening their reliance on volatile land sale revenue and giving them a bigger share of sales and other consumption taxes.

The rest of the Oscar picks still in wide release were helped by the nominations, but it was more a case of lessening the weekend drops than a huge jump in ticket sales.

The stronger dollar, which lessens the value of sales overseas for American companies, cut 7 cents a share from earnings in the latest quarter, the company said.

Sales of the Commodore also fell, with the effects of the 1979 energy crisis lessening, and for the first time the Commodore lost ground to the Ford Falcon.

Chuck Schupp, the director of pro baseball sales and promotions for Hillerich & Bradsby, the makers of the Louisville Slugger bat, credited these rules for lessening the risk of flying maple shards in ballparks.

But the pressure is lessening.

Just possibly, outflows may be lessening.