1.   However, she said GM should be able to offer more discounts without unduly crimping profits because it could cut costs faster than it would need to increase incentives.

2.   It cuts thirst faster than a ginsu knife can slice a Jersey tomato.

3.   Konolige said the competitive future for utilities is approaching at a slow pace while the companies have cut costs faster than revenues have fallen.

4.   Overall, Maine is cutting trees faster than growth can replace them, said Lloyd Irland, a prominent forest economist in Augusta.

5.   Some investors are selling U.S. Treasury securities and buying German ones amid expectations the Bundesbank will cut interest rates faster than the Federal Reserve.

6.   This year, investors sold U.S. Treasury securities and used the proceeds to buy German bonds because they expected the Bundesbank to cut rates faster than the Federal Reserve.

7.   But he denied that the ECB should have cut interest rates faster in response to the global slump.