Word: paring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sales surge helped pare dealer inventories by some 25,000 cars, but even so, dealers still have slightly over 1,000,000 cars on hand. In part, Detroit's production cutbacks reflected the complaints of overstocked dealers. Automakers argue that dealers had almost the same number on hand this time last year, but the dealers reply that sales were better last year...
...Long Island offered its trainmen the five-day week, but tied in the offer with economies that would pare the cost from $350,000 to $200,000 a year. Without these, the Long Island said, it would have to raise fares more than the 4?-a-ride hike planned to cover recent pay increases. Under the road's plan, the union would have had to accept a cut in the Long Island's basic hourly pay rate, which is 3? to 7? higher than on most U.S. railroads, to bring it in line with other roads. The union...