1.   The company has to find a way to pare expenses.

2.   Although the company has made little headway in boosting sales, it is paring expenses.

3.   Analysts praised Lehman for trying to pare expenses.

4.   Aquila has previously said it has no plans to acquire more U.S. utilities and has been looking for ways to pare expenses.

5.   But the amount of red ink has diminished considerably, net revenues and margins are up and expenses have been pared.

6.   He pared expenses, set cost controls and established a highly successful second label, Estancia, which allowed him to concentrate on the quality of the Franciscan line.

7.   It also announced a variety of other cost-cutting moves, including paring marketing expenses and eliminating some aspects of its sprawling service.

8.   Kmart Corp. said its loss narrowed in the fiscal first quarter as it pared expenses, and Chairman and Chief Executive Floyd Hall pledged further gains.

9.   SmarterKids.com is paring expenses across the board.

10.   The company said it will continue to pare expenses by limiting hiring and curbing employee travel.