Word: trim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Collins was among the dozens of G.O.P. Congressmen who felt they were sent to Washington to trim the budget, downsize the Federal Government and lower taxes. But he also has paid attention to his constituents, many of whom depend on air travel and the military for their livelihood (the Third is home to Fort Gillem and Hartsfield Airport), supporting the repeal of airline fuel taxes and just about any bill that would increase defense spending...
...Ross Perot spreadsheet of political life, each week Minnick invites the press to a "Sunday Pork Chop," where he explains how to balance the federal budget. A Nixon Administration budget aide, Minnick wants to eliminate "corporate welfare," get our allies to foot part of the defense bill and trim spending without raising taxes or gutting entitlements...
...friend of small business." A radio spot touts the lawmaker's "antigovernment" stands. A TV ad complains that Longley is the victim of "cheap shots" by "Big Labor bosses." Then there's the whole series of anti-Longley commercials, which charge that the Congressman has voted to trim student loans, reduce the security of pension funds and "cut Medicare [to] give new tax breaks to the wealthy." Says Bruno: "It's enough to make your head spin...
Toyota's relentless cost engineering creates efficiencies that Detroit can chase but not match. Its philosophy of continuous improvement--rethinking the thousands of steps that go into building each model-- allows Toyota to constantly trim material costs and production time. The company lowered the base price of its 1997 Camry by 4%, for example, after taking steps that included streamlining the front-bumper assembly from 20 parts to 13 and reducing the number of steel body fasteners from 53 to 15. Such improvements enable Toyota to assemble a car in 21 hours, vs. 25 for Ford, 27 for Chrysler...
...foot-long exterior, brightly pained with quotations from musicians and politicians, implored students to vote. Its interior, with yellow-and black-striped floor carpeting, red shaggy walls and a golden brass trim, housed a production studio...