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HSBC already announced that it was considering shedding noncore consumer operations and assets as part of a $3.5 billion cost-trimming effort.

Falling trees and branches were the main culprit in each storm, but the storms were so severe that even a huge tree-trimming effort by utilities beforehand would have had little effect, Mr. Melnykovych said.

MGM trimmed advertising efforts on what they believed was an unprofitable film.

Continue the custom with gleaming decorations that cast a serene glow on the season (and require far less effort than trimming a tree).

Shaw's text has been "adapted" for this production by the playwright Eric Overmyer, which means certain passages have been trimmed in an effort to keep the plot moving and the playing time to two and a half hours.

But both are trimming their policies in an effort to emulate the insurgent's success.

In addition to gaining two board seats, Peltz pushed Heinz into trimming costs and expanding marketing efforts.

Last November, a task force recommended freezing spending on a next-generation supercomputer under development and urged trimming funding for major research efforts, such as Japan's ocean drilling program and various grant schemes.

Simply the expectation that the US could trim back its efforts to stimulate the US economy has already had an impact on interest rates in emerging economies, the IMF said.

Besides the slowdown in the Americas, the company blamed a strong dollar, weaker sales of more expensive machinery and efforts to trim inventory as the cause for the decline.

They required a bit of trimming, but the sweet meat was worth the effort.