1.   During this recession, companies have shed workers sooner than in previous ones.

2.   The bank continued to shed workers.

3.   It is the small company which soaks up the unemployed, rather than the larger company, which of late has been shedding workers in massive numbers.

4.   Americans are concerned with their job prospects as big companies continue to shed workers to save money.

5.   And since many companies are still shedding workers, it is unlikely employment conditions will improve quickly, economists said.

6.   But the current effort to shed excess workers in ailing state industries has instead meant rising unemployment.

7.   Companies shed workers and depressed stock prices made options nearly worthless.

8.   Companies are now shedding more workers than they need to and hiring at the same time to bring in new skills.

9.   Deregulation of many industries, from trucking to telecommunications, has led to new patterns of competition in which some companies must shed workers while competitors are hiring.

10.   Especially when too many key workers are shed, or when layoffs are handled in a way that damages the morale of those who survive.