Word: trim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...answer, he said, might be to trim blockinggroup sizes...
More than ever, the presses are printing works of general interest and encouraging writers to trim the manuscripts they send to press...
...Franzen, who credits systems suppliers, and their willingness to provide finished modules in sequence, with making that practicable. "Just think of something as simple as door panels," says Franzen. "There are four to five basic colors per car line, plus various internal surfaces such as textile, leather or wood trim, and then there are electric and mechanical mirrors. For just one car model, 3,000 variants of door panels exist." That's far too many for an assembler to handle. Explains Franzen: "The systems partners chop the elephant into more manageable chunks...
...million miles' worth of truck travel over the course of the year. The modular scheme will enable the company to offer the same diversity of car models on just 16 different chassis by next year, down from 32 platforms in 1998, as part of an overall plan to trim yearly costs $1 billion worldwide...
During reading period, which Dartboard largely spent reading women's magazines (Page 118: "How to Trim Those Ugly Thighs"; Page 119: "Quiz: Do You Have Low Self-Esteem?"), and during exam period itself, which Dartboard is largely spending removing the plastic wrap from textbooks for tomorrow's exams, it's easy to forget the real determining factor in every-one's exam experience...