11.   That, in turn, created opportunities for utilities to streamline their businesses, add new ones and generally make more money than they had in the past.

12.   The company also said efforts to streamline its business and cut debt helped boost profit during the period.

13.   The information technology move lets Prudential focus on insurance, rather than technology, a Prudential spokesman said, while streamlining its business.

14.   The victory for bondholders comes as many utilities seek to streamline their businesses to meet stiffer competition and cut costs.

15.   To further streamline the business, Koor this year closed a shoe manufacturing unit and said it would sell or close a maker of porcelain dinnerware.

16.   Unilever has been taking writeoffs against earnings to streamline its businesses.

17.   A number of local companies have been selling off their assets and units to foreign investors in a bid to streamline their businesses and improve their financial positions.

18.   A number of South Korean companies have been selling off their assets and units in a bid to streamline their businesses and improve their financial positions.

19.   Accepting the money requires banks to streamline their businesses by closing branches and selling off recreational facilities in some cases.

20.   Centralized accounts would, for example, allow a company operating in the Netherlands and Belgium to streamline business by paying suppliers and employees from a single euro account.