1.   And after a failed bond offering and some other problems, Just For Feet is promising investors to cut inventory.

2.   At the same time Shinsegae will cut inventory, seeking to pare the financing costs for merchandise waiting to be sold.

3.   Brisk sales at home and abroad cut inventories at petrochemicals companies in half in just two weeks, said Oh Dong Suk, an association official.

4.   But most are making only slight efforts to cut inventories because they expect sales within Japan to improve soon.

5.   But several dealers said they were preparing to cut inventory because of rising rates.

6.   Consumer sentiment also weakened after several major business failures in November, forcing retailers to cut inventories in anticipation of further sluggish sales.

7.   Companies have been able to order more products and equipment because many have significantly cut their inventories this year.

8.   Fifteen years of cost-cutting under managed care has shrunk emergency room capacity, sharply cut inventories of drugs and equipment and eliminated thousands of hospital beds nationwide.

9.   For Siebe, North American orders have firmed since August, when some of its customers held back orders to cut inventories, he said.

10.   Mizuno will also reduce the number of golf, baseball and sports-shoe product lines to cut inventories of unsold goods, a spokesman said.