11.   Feeling the effects of the U.S. economic slowdown, Japanese manufacturers have been slashing production in a battle to keep inventories from piling up.

12.   Feeling the effects of the U.S. economic slowdown, manufacturers have been slashing production to keep inventories from piling up.

13.   He said he urged the companies to begin slashing their production and reduce the shifts of employees instead of sacking them.

14.   He said farmers slashed banana production in anticipation of a reduced export market.

15.   Major oil-producing nations have pledged to slash production in an effort to relieve the worldwide glut of oil that has depressed prices for months.

16.   Oil futures prices surge as top exporters pledged to slash production, but skeptical experts warn that any actual cuts might be smaller than promised.

17.   Oil ministers agree to slash production.

18.   OPEC has promised a sweeping global deal to slash oil production and rescue the collapsed market, but now it has to show it means business.

19.   The global slowdown in demand for information technology has choked Japanese exports, causing manufacturers to slash production and pare overtime hours.

20.   The ministers also backed a plan aimed at slashing beef production in a bid to bring supply in line with dwindling demand.