1.   A plan to reorganize and streamline the company has long been in the works, Fausch said.

2.   For Siemens, of Munich, the move represents the latest step in a corporate overhaul aimed at streamlining the company.

3.   In a series of interviews Monday and during the teleconference, Ballmer stressed that he was attempting to streamline the company to make it more responsive to customers.

4.   Trani has streamlined the company into a much more efficient producer of tools and hardware.

5.   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary T. DiCamillo said the move was part of a strategy of focusing on cash flow, increasing liquidity and streamlining the company.

6.   Gaseba has said the dismissals were the result of a need to streamline the company.

7.   He has pushed through reforms streamlining the company and making it more profitable.

8.   Ollila streamlined the company, concentrated on mobile phones and telecommunications, and brought in young managers to keep the company sharp as it grows into a huge force.

9.   The government has refused to comment on the strike, which comes at the heels of the government announcing plans to streamline the company.

10.   The move is seen as a government bid to tighten its control over Transneft and streamline the company.