1.   At this stage we cannot entirely exclude the possibility of staff cuts.

2.   It involves staff cuts, budget caps, a stronger inspector general and consolidation of three economic-development bureaucracies into one.

3.   However, the chairman of governors argued that it should be put before governors in light of the possible need to fight staff cuts in the school.

4.   Although the staff cuts will save money, Takata cautioned that they could later hurt the company by making it harder to attract top salespeople.

5.   Analysts forecast staff cuts and growing international telephone traffic will translate into strong second-quarter earnings at PLDT.

6.   As a result, he said, Yahoo is considering further staff cuts on top of a round of layoffs earlier this year.

7.   BancBoston Robertson Stephens said yesterday that it is planning staff cuts throughout the organization amid a slowdown in its investment banking business.

8.   Banks in general have been downsizing for years, and merging banks are notorious for heavy-handed staff cuts.

9.   About a third of the staff cuts will be achieved through attrition and layoffs.

10.   About half the charge relates to staff cuts and consolidation of operations, and the remaining is a noncash charge related to writing down the value of assets.