11.   And it will cut the number of bankers who must approve certain loans from five to three.

12.   And the merger of banks and brokers is cutting the number of dealers.

13.   And the streamlining of corporate America has cut the number of entry-level office positions, making a good factory job look a lot better.

14.   Archer Daniels tried to address investor concerns earlier this year, adding outside directors to the board and cutting the number of insiders to just Chief Executive Dwayne Andreas.

15.   As a result of the quadrennial review, the Pentagon significantly cut the number of fighters it intended to order, but it did not cancel a program.

16.   As the schools struggle to cram more academic content into the curriculum, they have actually cut the number of gym classes.

17.   Because of the camera program initiated six months ago, San Francisco has cut the number of red-light runners in half at the four intersections under surveillance.

18.   Besides, for fiscal reasons, the city had cut the number of inspectors by half.

19.   A Boeing-McDonnell combination would cut the number of civil airplane makers in the U.S. to one, leaving only two major aircraft companies worldwide.

20.   A government decision to cut the number of polling places in urban areas, which are opposition strongholds, is likely to come under renewed scrutiny.