1.   And the charade of companies exceeding reduced earnings expectations is likely to wear thin on investors wanting to see real profit growth.

2.   As for Tesma, it reported reduced earnings in its latest quarter, because of cutbacks in the auto industry and the high cost of introducing new products.

3.   Both the car and truck division suffered from falling sales and reduced earnings but profits in the truck division were sufficient to cover the losses in the car unit.

4.   Reduced earnings forecasts sometimes mask what would still be huge profit increases compared to the similar period a year earlier.

5.   Some firms, hoping to keep costs down and talent rosters up, are allowing some partners to take reduced earnings in exchange for reduced workloads.

6.   So if doctors face a future of reduced earnings, who is taking the money out of the medical health care system in their place?

7.   Some analysts said the few retailers who had not warned of reduced earnings might do so soon.

8.   Technology issues also faltered, hurt by a reduced earnings forecast for Altera, a chip maker.

9.   That would be the seventh quarter out of the last eight in which the company has reported reduced earnings.

10.   The caps are bitterly opposed by travel agents, who say lost jobs and reduced earnings will result.