Word: trim
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This promises to be a contentious process, since some schools may favor cutting the five recruits with the lowest academic indexes, while others may seek to eliminate recruits with the least athletic promise. Yet others may seek to trim recruits more evenly from among the various academic groupings, or “bands...
While the Kennedy School of Government announced major staff and faculty cuts in an effort to trim an expanding deficit, the majority of schools say they have remained financially in the black...
...Most of Sakhalin's other eateries feature white plastic chairs and Formica tabletops. Russian Kitchen offers a softly lit interior accented with ornate Russian trim. Traditional copper cooking implements, paintings and woodwork adorn the walls; the overall impression is that of a Russian country inn where the landed gentry would gather. What truly sets it apart, however, is its food. Sure, all the standard Russian favorites?caviar, borscht, chicken kiev?are available. But the signature dishes spring from Sakhalin's abundant bounty of fresh seafood, game, fruits and vegetables. Start with an appetizer of scallops bathed in a mustard sauce...
...Mike Sinegal, head of Costco's Japan operations, agrees that stores must trim their sails according to prevailing winds, but dismisses the notion that Asian consumers are very different from shoppers in, say, Los Angeles. When Costco entered Japan, he says, local suppliers insisted American shampoos wouldn't sell because Japanese hair is different. But Costco's private-label brand quickly became one of its top-selling products. "The bottom line is that the uniqueness of these markets is overrated," says Sinegal...
Without major cuts now, the problem will continue in years to come, officials say. Despite what Newman calls “numerous efforts to trim programs and projects,” the current deficit projection for 2003 is $2.5 million—a number that she says may increase just as this year’s estimates...