21. But developers had overbuilt and went hunting ways to slash costs. 22. But get ready for a titanium revolution as a new method to extract the metal promises to slash its cost by up to three-quarters. 23. But both GM and Ford are slashing costs and narrowing the efficiency gap, analysts say. 24. But it breaks down far less frequently, so it needs half the inventory, slashing costs and making quality problems easier to spot. 25. But Manaker said his company has been working with EDS to develop new computer technology that could steeply slash the costs faced by his travel agency business. 26. But since a ruble devaluation three years ago slashed production costs and made exports even more profitable, oil companies have become cash rich. 27. But the bridge to that future depended on either a rebound in sales or in reshaping itself to slash costs. 28. But these costs would be slashed with the new system, which would involve a single electronic transfer from the consumer. 29. But they have had immense financial incentives to do so because they can slash their costs if they avoid even a few of the sickest patients. 30. But union officials call the part-time work an unfair way to slash labor costs. |