Sentence examples for whittling down from inspiring English sources

Both banks are also ruthlessly whittling down their expenses to help bolster their profitability.

All he does is win, whittling down opponents stubbornly and tirelessly.

The dissidents had to settle for whittling down that percentage from 98percentt a year earlier.

Credit counselors offer ideas for whittling down the debt: * Tally the total.

Citigroup has been aggressively whittling down a morass of soured loans and cutting less-profitable business lines to reduce costs.

For people who want a more proactive approach to spending and whittling down debt, there's You Need a Budget.

When he finished whittling down the 10,000 pages of transcripts, he handed Papp a rough and overlong first draft.

In this case, Hoey recommends whittling down margins and branching out into other sectors.

By whittling down manufacturing expenses, Jones was able to learn for the first time what a project really cost.

Doerr passed up some future profits by whittling down his stake but has stayed on the board.

Grandparents whittling down big estates do this; so do parents who get an inheritance or big bonus, Shier says.