21.   The idea is to consolidate the practices, squeeze the costs out and bring the ancillary services back in house, retaining those fees.

22.   The Herald, owned by Knight-Ridder Inc., will soon have still fewer journalists as it keeps squeezing costs.

23.   The merger frenzy was encouraged by the US Department of Defense as a way to squeeze costs in an era of shrinking Pentagon budgets.

24.   The transaction comes amid a slew of mergers and divestments in the global chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry as companies try to squeeze operating costs.