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The film industry... is hopeful that these renewed Chinese promises will translate into real world reductions in the availability of pirated product.

Mike Ellis

In comparison with a year ago, the biggest improvement reflected cost reductions and favorable net pricing.

Don Leclair

People are in agreement that there should be reductions. But when we invest our customers' money we need proven technology.

Dan Bishop

At the end of the day, if you don't have end-strength reductions, you don't have any military savings.

Anthony J. Principi

We're starting to see hundreds of price reductions a day.

Brett Ellis

We've always said that we would pass on to our customers any savings that we see from access charge reductions, and we're doing that.

John Zeglis

We have been hearing that further headcount reductions among PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards employees may occur shortly as the company begins to implement its longer-term vision for Fusion.

Robert Stimson

It's already bringing reductions in energy and greenhouse emissions. The economy is growing rapidly, but energy demand is much lower since the advent of the Internet.

Joseph Romm

In the week after the federal elections, businesses had to reckon with clear reductions in sales. The unclear political situation is a brake on consumption of the first order.

Hermann Franzen

Because of the long history of high-quality cervical cancer screening in Canada, the benefit achieved so far may be close to the maximum. However, it might be possible to see even further reductions in both incidence and death for this cancer if all elements of an organized screening program are incorporated, which would include identifying opportunities to increase participation.

Heather Logan

While we were profitable this quarter, we still have improvements to make in our business which will lead to cost reductions.

Jack Messman

We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.

Douglas Lane

We do not believe that September was the bottom, but December or March may be. We recognize that carrier capital spending is forecasted to decline, but given our discussions with customers regarding their plans for new product launches and continued inventory reductions, we believe that December or March can represent the low point of the industry downturn.

Jozef Strauss

Thanks to the cost reductions we have achieved and the competitiveness of our products, we're making steady progress.

Ceo Fujio Mitarai

People are getting a little more careful when they purchase. Investors are taking longer to sell. We're having more price reductions.

Connie Johnson

Oil is once again robbing the industry of a return to profitability. Cost reductions and efficiency gains have never been more critical.

Giovanni Bisignani

Whether a regulatory agency does it or Congress gets around to doing it, there's going to be a need to get more reductions. They get to chart their own future.

Richard Greene

There is an improvement in the overall economic atmosphere and a better than expected increase in company profits due to tax reductions. But share- prices were still overvalued.

Nashwa Saleh

This is one-off legislation to close a legal loop-hole and mandate this cut. The legislation cannot be used to mandate any further reductions.

Joseph Wong

Adequate regulation of power plant emissions is already in place at the federal level, which will result in significant mercury reductions in Pennsylvania.

Gene Barr

A cooperative global approach to reducing emission growth is more likely to produce real emissions reductions, without damaging economic growth in the EU and elsewhere.

Margo Thorning

This is the fourth consecutive quarter of operating expense reductions and reflects the rapid completion of our restructuring program and stringent cost control.

Jeff Clarke

During 2001, we will be focusing our efforts on merchandise assortments, enhanced marketing, and expense reductions. Although it will be two to five years before we fully restore the profitability of our business to competitive levels, I am confident that incremental progress will continue to be made over the next several years.

Allen Questrom

Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.

Dick Armey

Population reductions are one tool that wildlife biologists have used to try to manage hot spots.

Tim Feldner

This deal means that the world is now constructing a global framework to deal with climate change, not just emission reductions by industrialized nations.

Philip Clapp

These are not cuts, these are modest reductions in the rate of growth.

Josh Bolten

The Kyoto protocol doesn't amount to much in terms of emissions reductions but at least it breaks the curve (of rising emissions) among countries that have accepted its targets.

Steve Sawyer

United certainly made a lot of cost reductions. But whether they really had a metamorphosis to compete without the help of a bankruptcy court remains to be seen.

George Hamlin

In order to meet the need and seize the opportunity, United has accomplished substantial cost-reductions, nearly $5 billion annually by 2005, that allow us to offer an operation that is competitive with other low-fare carriers.

Sean Donohue

We were seeing about 500 more reductions this year.

Lesa Roe

To have taken the attack personally, posting widespread reductions in expected real sales gains over the next three months.

William Dunkelberg

Similar improvements in healthcare quality and reductions in cost to local employers should be apparent in the data PIC collects through our direct-to-employer programs. We've been able to directly impact the medical costs and quality for them - now we'll have additional tools to improve the pharmaceutical utilization.

Kevin O'brien

The reductions were necessary to address changing business conditions in both space and defense programs. When you're working on government programs, the work kind of shifts back and forth, increases and decreases, during the program.

Monty Vest

There is little scope for significant price reductions, but we will be seeking to work with the government to ensure that U.K. customers continue to buy with confidence from U.K. dealers.

Christopher Macgowan

We knew the class size reductions were coming and we had planned for reduction in class sizes, our system is in pretty good shape.

Nath Morris

One of the big issues in this which will have to be resolved is the state mission for things like disaster response. I don't know how these people (at the Pentagon) think that's going to happen with (National Guard) force reductions.

Jeff Holmes

The currency may extend declines because of the prospect for further, more aggressive rate reductions.

Nuno Camara

The real fear is an extended outage. We have notable capacity reductions in the U.S. Gulf Coast production, refining and distribution system.

Kurt Barrow

But other prudential safeguards may also be necessary to prevent significant reductions in capital.

John Dugan

Over those 15 to 25 years, prices for everything from milk to eggs to gasoline have jumped 30 to 150 percent, while our prices have actually declined with rate reductions.

Scott Cisel

In view of global competitive pressure, we need far-reaching cost reductions in all areas. This also applies to labor cost.

Bernd Pischetsrieder

As we continue to add more capacity with the runway projects, we will ask the FAA to take a look at voluntary flight reductions and roll them back.

Roderick Drew

Margins were very high till 2003 but there have been several price reductions since then, and there will continue to be additional reductions as consumers have more choices and as more competitors come to the market.

Troy Clarke

[The EPA approach] combines significant reductions in emissions with protection for energy security and consumers, ... But these senators now seek to disrupt the program.

Scott Segal

It is the first time that these companies have admitted to major quantitative reductions in antibiotic use. And it's not just one company but a tier of companies — the top tier of companies.

Margaret Mellon

The current administration is not one to announce large-scale troop reductions.

Patrick Cronin

Today's settlement again demonstrates this administration's commitment to secure major pollution reductions and to achieve the benefits envisioned by the Clean Air Act.

Granta Y. Nakayama

We'd rather see reductions be made through a process like this than any kind of confrontational process.

Dan Considine

As I read it, the president is determined not to be forced into reductions that go against the trend of events. It would be rash to predict. I am sure there will be reductions, but the number will probably stay quite high.

Jeremy Greenstock

In addition to higher industry oil and gas prices, Phillips continued to benefit from cost reductions and strong operations across all business segments.

Jim Mulva

I am concerned that the new cuts in the FY '07 budget, especially the significant reductions in funding for research and analysis, could have a devastating effect on a program already pared to the bone.

Berrien Moore

The question is, can we offset the increase that will be necessary to install these new technologies by cost reductions through mining smarter. I don't know.

Preston Chiaro

For most companies, cost reductions and cutbacks have done little to fuel real growth in either sales or revenues, ... Increasing worker productivity and innovation represent the best paths to business growth.

Malcolm Collins

While we recognize some fares have been increased, we're pleased a number of fares have (gone down), ... The reductions are significant.

Bruce Becker

The scheduled reductions will have minimal impact on the airline's three domestic hubs.

Tim Griffin

You still get the emissions reductions the district wants to achieve, but it gives wine makers a way of complying in the most cost-effective way.

David Farabee

Both of the benefit reductions he proposed will improve the Social Security numbers somewhat, but they will leave a large imbalance in place.

Jagadeesh Gokhale

The partnerships formed through this collaborative will enable us to leverage resources to reduce diesel emissions. We will be able to share technology and pool finances for greater reductions than are possible through individual efforts.

Jim Gulliford

I can't imagine drastic reductions. The president made this one of his priorities. Not only will some of the traditional Hill supporters oppose drastic reductions, but (so would) the president himself.

Dave Weldon

The emissions reductions required by this settlement will lead to cleaner air and significant environmental and public health benefits.

Kelly Johnson

These programs require far greater pollution reductions than does the NSR program. The simple truth is that the air is only going to get cleaner.

Dan Riedinger

Burns is committed to providing affordable and accessible health care to Montanans, and the reductions cited were to reduce Medicare overpayments, which were not benefiting Montana seniors.

James Pendleton

The government has confirmed that (the power industry) will be expected to bear the entire burden of reductions in phase two of the scheme.

David Porter

The president is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

Charles Rangel

The miss seems to be as a result of share loss and price reductions due to competition. Intel is going to lower prices to regain share.

Sangeeth Peruri

Two-thirds of my listings have had to make price reductions to match the market.

Judy Ramage

The extent of the wage and benefit reductions Delphi is seeking would be difficult for any union to swallow easily.

Mark Oline

Although we would have preferred a lower figure, at least the reductions made by the town boards keep the rate of tax increase somewhat consistent with last year. It's a relatively modest increase and for that we are grateful.

Florence Stahl

Our new fiscal year 2007 profit forecasts call for a fifth consecutive year of double-digit profit growth, driven by solid top-line growth as well as labor cost reductions.

Kathy Matsui

Given its strong exposure to next generation products and continued cost reductions, margins should also start to show upside.

Tim Long

Relatively small additional efficiencies in travel and reductions in congestion have significant impacts on the economy.

Bill Sheldrake

We recognize that some process improvements will result in some workforce reductions. We will communicate openly and honestly when the process is finalized.

Lorie Kessler

We believe that the settlement is in the best interest of the company and supports the continued trend of emission reductions that has occurred at our refineries.

Prem Nair

Everything points to an economic recovery free of inflationary pressures. Today's cut reaffirms that the bank will implement gradual reductions.

Alexandre Lintz

He may ask for a harder line with suppliers, and more cost reductions, and eliminations of brands, ... Those are all disruptive demands.

Gerald Meyers

After experiencing large electricity cost increases at the beginning of the season, we are extremely pleased to be able to pass these reductions on to our customers.

Thomas May

There must be ways to cut legislative staff in order to accomplish reductions in the cost of the Legislature. Pennsylvania taxpayers should demand that.

Gene Stilp

We are hoping to maintain these prices, or, if possible, and in the future hopefully, pass on even more reductions to our members.

Barry Bowman

While we expected management to lower expectations for the current quarter, the magnitude of the reductions caught us by surprise.

Tom Kraemer

Immediate benefits of convergence include significant reductions in capital and operational expenditures. However, those are secondary gains, because network convergence should be more focused on creating the next generation of services that will enable business customers and partners to increase value.

Eric Shepcaro

If Australia and the USA fail to commit to short-term and absolute pollution reductions through the use of currently available clean energy, a critical opportunity to address climate change will have been lost and the partnership will have failed.

Erwin Jackson

We coupled that technology investment with dramatic pricing reductions, which have now basically run through the whole industry.

Ellyn Mccolgan

We were hoping Homeland Security would offset some of those reductions, ... It hasn't. We're down officers, the city of Boston is down officers, and the crime rate is beginning to creep back up again. I think there's a direct cause and effect here.

Edward Davis

We looked closely at our market and business plan once it became clear that sales out of our North American commercial channels were not meeting our expectations. We are putting in place price reductions and aggressive promotions in the first and second quarter to reduce these channel inventories and accelerate the implementation of our Optimized Distribution Model.

Eckhard Pfeiffer