1.   The two leaders also approved treaties to cut stockpiles of chemical weapons.

2.   The company points out that turning plutonium into MOX fuel and burning it in reactors could reduce the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation by cutting plutonium stockpiles.

3.   The result could be that manufacturers have trouble generating new orders, prompting producers to trim prices in order to cut their stockpiles.

4.   And after the Cold War, major arms producing nations cut stockpiles, with the arms often ending up in unstable developing countries.

5.   Unless the ABM treaty is preserved, he said, Russia cannot move ahead on cutting its stockpile of nuclear weapons.

6.   Businesses have been aggressively cutting stockpiles amid weak demand in the sluggish economy, although economists say the cycle may be coming to an end.

7.   Businesses have been aggressively cutting stockpiles amid weak demand but many economists believe they will have to start ordering new products soon, bolstering production.

8.   Businesses have been aggressively cutting stockpiles amid weak demand from customers.