31.   Business leaders are eager to set up factories in China, to help them keep a competitive edge and cut costs.

32.   Iijima said that the flow of jobholders into temporary positions continued, suggesting that companies are still trying to cuts costs by scaling back their permanent work forces.

33.   Lower rates are good for corporations that need to tap the credit markets themselves, and ultimately can cut costs and boost earnings and stock prices.

34.   The Ford program will let converters improve their products and cut costs, Wallace said.

35.   They foresaw increasing bureaucracy, government intrusion and more pressure to cuts costs.

36.   With the merger, BII president Indra Widjaja said BII would operate more efficiently, cut costs and increase profits.

37.   The disbursement of the subsidy was conditional on Air France carrying out a restructuring plan to reduce huge debts, cut costs and boost productivity.

38.   The group had cut costs substantially, Levin said.