11.   Defense electronics businesses are attractive acquisition targets because militaries around the world are trimming their budgets.

12.   Each hospital barely broke even or lost money last year, and each has had to lay off some workers and trim budgets.

13.   During the last four years, that has made the programs a popular target for Republican governors seeking to trim welfare budgets.

14.   From these meetings, decisions wil be made on how to trim the budget.

15.   Hahn said while all departments are looking for ways to trim their budgets, sacrificing public service should be the last resort.

16.   In addition, the recent weak crude oil prices have prompted some oil and gas exploration and production companies to trim budgets.

17.   Leonard said the growth reflects business travelers shifting to AirTran from major carriers, a trend that began earlier this year when corporations trimmed travel budgets.

18.   Lower prices, however, have hit the oil industry hard, with some major oil companies making further reductions in already lean work forces and trimming exploration budgets.

19.   New York City needs to trim its budget.

20.   Officials regularly looked for races where they could trim budgets to conserve resources for tighter contests later in the season.