11.  But cutting jobs would not be enough for either company.

12.  But Japan is also grappling with deflation, which means that as fast as corporations are cutting jobs, expenses and investment, their revenue growth is falling.

13.  But Pecoriello said the company may be cutting jobs for a reason beyond cost savings.

14.  But there are techniques that can make any cutting job easier and prolong the life of the saw.

15.  But while those programs have survived, both companies have been cutting jobs rapidly as the end of the Cold War has reduced the military contracting pie.

16.  Companies began giving older workers pink slips instead of gold watches, becoming more ruthless about cutting jobs.

17.  Companies are cutting jobs and governments are making labor markets more flexible by repealing high payroll taxes and laws requiring restrictive work rules.

18.  Cutting food service means cutting jobs.

19.  Corporate profits could also keep investors off balance because they are still declining and are likely to put more pressure on employers to reduce costs by cutting jobs.

20.  Corporate profits were plunging, and more and more economists worried that companies might try to prop up earnings by cutting jobs, hurting consumer spending.