51.   In addition to seeking ways to trim costs at the two movie units, Pittman is expected to focus on the troubled music division.

52.   In another change, universities have begun to trim costs as the competition heats up.

53.   In another sign that equity investors expect the Fed to trim borrowing costs, shares of economically sensitive chemical, paper, auto and machinery companies continued to rise.

54.   Installing variable-speed motors can trim that cost, she said.

55.   Insurers that seek assets from other companies calculate that they will be able to trim administrative costs and raise profits through economies of scale.

56.   It has also shifted more production overseas, spun off some divisions into separate companies and trimmed costs.

57.   Japanese carriers have been restructuring, including the suspension of some air routes, and reduction of personnel expenses, to trim costs and offset added facilities costs.

58.   Japanese air carriers have been restructuring, including the suspension of some air routes and reduction of personnel expenses, to trim costs and offset added facilities costs.

59.   Joblessness has increased in Germany as companies have reorganized to trim costs, closing units and shedding staff by the thousands.

60.   Labor and other costs have been trimmed.