1.   After that, the once-grandiose plans were scaled back, and the Prado board later set new expansion guidelines, which some architects complained were too restrictive.

2.   After the jury returned the death sentence against Sinisterra, a Colombian national, lawyers representing Ortiz scaled back plans to present testimony from friends and family members.

3.   Boston-based mutual funds scaled back plans to enter the Japanese market.

4.   But after sales that never matched expectations, executives at the Del Webb Corp. have decided to scale back plans for its Sun City Hilton Head community.

5.   Chase Manhattan Corp. may have to scale back plans to close branches as it merges with Chemical Banking Corp., amid criticism from public watchdog groups.

6.   Companies throughout Asia are scaling back plans to raise money by selling shares.

7.   Equipment makers had reported lower earnings in the past several quarters as chip companies scaled back plans to build new plants in light of falling prices and weak demand.

8.   He added that when expansive plans are scaled back, a founder often finds he has no choice but to sell his young company to a stronger competitor.

9.   He had envisioned a spiral staircase descending to a huge room with ceiling-to-floor electronic images, but that plan has been scaled back.

10.   His comfortable nest-egg is gone, his once-high flying start-up plan dramatically scaled back.