11.   At the same time it will allow the company to trim costs and improve customer service, said Thomas N. Thornton, president of Andrews McMeel.

12.   Barry Davison, chairman of Anglo Platinum, insists that his company will trim costs even as the high price of platinum reduces pressure to do so.

13.   Bond investors read the report as convincing evidence the Fed will soon trim borrowing costs.

14.   A convergence of market forces is leading the banks and financial companies to trim their costs and wipe out jobs.

15.   After reviewing its first-class wine program, Delta found it could trim costs by using up all the wine in stock before launching a new collection.

16.   But a handful of schools say they feel the pain of middle-class and working-class parents and have responded by trimming tuition costs.

17.   But if fuel cells are to compete with other forms of power generation, Freeman insists that manufacturers must trim costs and boost reliability.

18.   But some costs cannot be trimmed, Abramson cautioned, and investors should heed the distinction.

19.   But the Republicans postponed work on balancing the budget, overhauling welfare or trimming Medicaid costs, issues that are expected to set the tone for the presidential campaign.

20.   By increasing market concentration, especially large urban areas, companies can boost their advertising rates and trim programming costs.