81.   Even though that merger plan appears to be dead, industry observers said the health industry remains under pressure to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency.

82.   Efficiency is much improved when these are kept free of dust, cobwebs or pet hair.

83.   For years, he has experimented with altering car engines to improve efficiency.

84.   Foreign competition has improved American efficiency and helped keep inflation down.

85.   GM aims to boost profits by reducing material and marketing costs and improving manufacturing efficiency.

86.   GM in particular had been counting on diesels to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions of so-called greenhouse gases.

87.   Fueling the resurgence in onshore drilling are relatively stable energy prices and technological advances that have improved the efficiency of oil and gas exploration and production.

88.   Grauer said that getting together with a company that has made major investments in data processing might lower these costs and improve efficiency.

89.   Giving one, single executive authority over all areas would allow for tough decisions -- job cuts, for example --that would improve efficiency.

90.   GM needs to show Wall Street and investors that it gained the right to lower its manufacturing costs or improve efficiency.