11.   The factory had scaled back operations in October.

12.   Two executives of the corporate and investment banking arm of the Dutch financial services firm ING Group resigned Monday after ING said it was scaling back operations.

13.   About half of the job eliminations are from overseas and came after Merrill Lynch decided to scale back operations in Japan and Canada, said company spokesman James Wiggins.

14.   Additional savings will come from scaling back operations outside Europe, the company has said.

15.   As rescue operations were scaled back, fresh damage caused by the quake was discovered.

16.   British Petroleum will also scale back operations at the Nerefco refinery at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

17.   Chrysler also will idle six plants in the next two years and scale back operations at plants in four states and Canada.

18.   Daiwa also said it was scaling back operations in London and elsewhere.

19.   Embassy spokesman James Warren said most staff had been given permission to work from home and visa operations had been scaled back until security concerns were relaxed.

20.   Franks also would not say whether operations would be scaled back during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan which begins in mid-November.