21.   GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler have been considering trimming production.

22.   If mines close or trim production, a shortage will follow and eventually push up prices again, unless more countries undertake big sell-offs.

23.   Many auto makers temporarily closed plants and cut back on shifts to trim production and not add to the pileup.

24.   Many auto makers have temporarily closed plants and cut back on shifts to trim production so as not to add to the inventory pileup.

25.   Oil prices have already plunged to their lowest level in more than two years despite efforts by OPEC to trim production and stop the free fall.

26.   Still, prices are likely to climb somewhat higher if OPEC oil ministers agree formally to trim production.

27.   This year, with the world economy slowing, OPEC has focused on trimming production.

28.   Together with his counterpart from Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah al-Sabeeh, the Kuwaiti minister stressed that OPEC would not trim production on its own.

29.   Venezuela has asked foreign oil companies to trim production to help the country meet its OPEC output quota.

30.   Many believe Nokia may have to trim production as the global economic recovery takes longer than initially expected.