1.   A string of alliances and acquisitions have been announced as companies look to deal with the weak margins by expanding market share and cutting costs by getting bigger.

2.   A string of other refining and marketing alliances have been announced in the last year as companies look to improve profits by expanding market share and cutting costs.

3.   Strong sales in the United States, cost cutting and favorable movements in exchange rates were behind the upswing.

4.   Strong electricity sales, cost cutting and reduced extraordinary expenses will fuel the growth, Veba said.

5.   Strong sales in the United States, cost cutting and favorable movements in exchange rates were responsible, the company said.

6.   The Atlanta-based carrier can afford to take a more traditional approach to cost cutting.

7.   Ramirez blamed cost cutting for the layoffs and said the four fired employees were unhappy with their jobs.

8.   The move was apparently linked to cost cutting.

9.   The station falls victim to cost cutting by its joint backers, the Canadian foreign ministry and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

10.   PFI schemes aim to introduce private-sector competitive mechanisms into public sector organisations as part of administrative reforms and cost cutting.