1.   While the airline has slashed costs in many areas, it so far has failed to reach cost-cutting labor agreements.

2.   You have slashed costs and created an extensive new Marketing campaign.

3.   The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing.

4.   And many analysts expect the improvement to continue, as the retailer slashes costs, upgrades merchandise and strengthens its management team.

5.   And the more competitive the industry gets, the greater the pressure is to slash costs.

6.   And, more importantly to many firms, they can dramatically slash procurement costs.

7.   And with almost no inflation, companies have been forced to slash costs to produce profits.

8.   And, faced with shrinking profit margins, utilities have slashed costs by shutting outmoded plants and dismissing workers.

9.   Anticipating increased competition, utilities companies are cutting jobs, selling plants and reducing dividends in an attempt to slash costs.

10.   As a combined Fleet-Shawmut works to slash costs, it will eliminate duplicate jobs, suppliers and buildings.