21.   Since then, it has shed jobs, scaled back plants and articulated a new strategy that has impressed analysts.

22.   State and union pressure also makes it difficult to cut costs by shedding jobs.

23.   Thanks to his mismanagement, the Zimbabwean economy is shedding jobs in the same profusion as the jacaranda trees in Harare shed their purple petals on to the streets.

24.   Taiwanese semiconductor makers shed jobs the moment computer sales decline in the United States.

25.   The added competitive pressure has forced all EU airlines to shed jobs and, in some cases, seek aid from governments.

26.   The aerospace industry still is shedding jobs and no other industries are creating significant numbers of new positions, economists said.

27.   The beaches and mountains were great, but the cost of living was high and the Aloha State was shedding jobs.

28.   The company has been busily shedding jobs and reorganizing some business operations over the last year in a bid to stave off a breakup.

29.   The company has instead shed jobs and is consolidating offices in Winston-Salem.

30.   The company will shed jobs in phases.