1.   ABC, meanwhile, is heavy in stars and wants to pare its payroll.

2.   About half of the charge is from paring the payroll and the costs of leased facilities no longer needed, the spokeswoman said.

3.   But like the Marlins paring their payroll, the Dodgers trading Piazza was a business decision.

4.   Even so, companies are struggling to find ways to pare their payrolls.

5.   Even so, Japanese companies are struggling to find ways to pare their payrolls.

6.   He alluded to the number of clubs that have refrained from spending money and those that are paring their payrolls.

7.   In Boston and elsewhere, temporary-help agencies continue to pare their payrolls.

8.   In the short run, to make ends meet, they might have to pare the payroll, which was the highest in baseball last year.

9.   Most months have been marked by restructuring announcements by corporations seeking to cut costs by paring payrolls.

10.   Nevertheless, many businesses are still paring their payrolls to cut costs and remain competitive.