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Their solution, naturally enough, was to scale back output, even as demand continued to increase apace.

Encountering any of these symptoms means you may need to scale back on your post-race goals, but just a bit.

Scale back your expectations just a bit so you won't have to face unnecessary disappointment.

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The answer is not to scale back the stimulus but to make it, so far as possible, self-correcting over the course of the cycle.

One possibility would be to launch the Fed's first move with a larger purchase and scale back the increments after that, he said.

If so, how much capacity does our current staff have to take on new work? Do we need to add positions, or scale back our goals?

But with the advent of social media, some celebrities have been able to at least scale back on the teams they need crafting their message.

I think I wanted to be able to scale back without worrying about keeping up a consumer lifestyle.

Stuart Gulliver, HSBC's new boss, confirmed that the bank is to scale back its global business.

"Think of it as an opportunity of sorts because many of your competitors will scale back. "

Japan, Germany and Switzerland have all move to scale back nuclear power as a result of that disaster.

The trouble is that while people will tend to drive less, there is a limit to how much they can scale back fuel use.

If something looks to be costing more than you budgeted for that project, you need to scale back or adjust another project.

And voters can hardly make judgments about what to scale back if they do not know what promises have been made.

But a government researcher, who declined to be named, said officials haven't directly asked banks to scale back credit.

A nation equipped with battery-powered cars could charge up when the wind is blowing and scale back during lulls.

In addition, 17% said they would "scale back to a lower tier" for mobile data, while 28% said the same for mobile voice.

The central government is unable radically to scale back without seriously undermining its authority among the lower ranks.

The president's proposal to scale back the government's social welfare spending has caused a great deal of controversy.

Regulators are clamping down on these institutions, forcing them to raise capital and scale back lending.

Many analysts have been expecting Beijing to scale back bank lending next year as part of its tightening efforts.

Just when a bigger effort is needed to protect vulnerable people, some governments may be forced to scale back existing programs.

Although the government has yet to officially scale back its plans, rail investment data suggest that it has begun to hit the brakes.

The early warning helped BMW scale back production quickly, which prevented a glut of unwanted cars eating up cash and depressing prices.

However, he believes some firms may scale back their expansion plans in the region as a result of the downturn.

Though recent data may cause the Fed to scale back their assessment on the growth outlook, it does not warrant additional stimulus.

The expected terms, unveiled in a regulatory filing Friday, scale back initial plans for an IPO worth $750 million.

But they will also be quick to scale back their green ambitions if efforts to set up broader trading schemes founder.

Even so, Mr Charney says he has no plans to scale back these benefits.

We try to keep our grants at a minimum of $30, 000 to $40, 000 and I have not had a single one of our donors scale back.

Instead of trying to outdo the grandparents (if they tend to buy your kids more costly gifts), scale back.

In light of our strained economy, how can you keep your love life intact and still scale back on spending?

But heavily indebted nations like Greece still have to significantly scale back spending and programs.

The biggest effect of a decline in exports, the authors find, is on corporate investment, as companies scale back expansion plans.

The removal of remaining barriers to foreign direct investment in India will also bring global benefits, of technology and scale, back home.

The baby boom generation is poised for a large-scale "back to the city" movement, according to many news reports.

The panel said that without an increase, the United States should scale back its space ambitions.

many other school boards if the Supreme Court forces districts to scale back or dismantle race-based integration schemes.

Dresdner also has an investment bank, but Commerzbank plans to ax half its staff and drastically scale back the unit's trading operation.

The financial system's stresses have made them less effective, as banks hoard cash and scale back lending.

Power-hungry businesses such as aluminum smelting have had to scale back output plans for the summer.

The second is to scale back heavily, or abandon, their broker-dealer arms and become more like big hedge funds or private equity funds.

However, some said they could scale back projections for the size of the country's likely trade surplus.

When the economy slows, companies run into difficulties, businesses scale back their workforce, and layoffs increase.

But the conference deal would sharply scale back some tax breaks for buying cars and houses adopted by the Senate.

The Treasury will likely have to scale back auctions in August if the debt ceiling isn't raised.

The plant has had to scale back operations in the face of public opposition.

If firms loosen their purse-strings to hire workers and to invest, that will allow governments to scale back their borrowing.

Banks are struggling with weak loan demand, even as they scale back on riskier lending.

Many auto factories didn't scale back as much this summer as they normally do.

Firms are quick to scale back capital spending and consumers skip new cars rather than scrimp on food or healthcare.

And then, two English major postgraduates translated the scale back to English.

The move underlines UBS's determination to scale back the risks taken by its investment banking division.

Western powers will hope a new round of economic sanctions might force Iran to scale back its nuclear ambitions.

Consequently, European farmers will scale back their production of wheat.

Israel fears the Arab state won't scale back off its nuclear ambitions unless consequences are feared.

It means we'll have to make tough decisions and scale back worthy programs.

Chiang was forced to scale back and eventually abandon his plan.

Mr Kim said that in the event of consolidation in Taiwan, Hynix would probably scale back outsourcing further.

The indications now, though, are that the trend is to scale back.

It will also reduce executive pay, scale back its investment plans and suspend its second-half dividend.

First, reduce your spending. Times are tough, and if you can scale back, now's certainly the time to consider your options.

Progressives who are concerned about the gap between rich and poor should be eager to scale back tax expenditures.

It spent money to allow companies to scale back production and paid consumers premiums to destroy assets with intrinsic value.

In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: Beijing is working hard to scale back LIC borrowing.

That could cause emerging countries to scale back on ambitious plans to build such things as power plants.

Human Rights Watch urges America to scale back its sex-offender registries.

This has prompted some investors to scale back their overly pessimistic view, although they are not in a rush to buy risky assets.

Yet over the past 40 years, African governments have worked to scale back large commercial agriculture.

After emerging from bankruptcy in 2009, CIT had to scale back its charitable donations.

Analysts say oppositionVietnam and other lower Mekong countries could force Laos to scale back its hydropower ambitions.

A sustained recovery would also help scale back the losses experienced by the Msref fund.

Despite the warning signs, there is little indication that automakers plan to scale back their plans for China.

Some of the smartest money in China had decided the time was ripe to scale back investments in state-owned banks.

You may need to scale back on your variable expenses.

whether you should set your sights a little lower, and scale back your dreams.

I've had to scale back stockpiling raw materials.

If Britain cannot increase defence spending, then it must scale back less urgent projects, such as new fighter jets and aircraft carriers.

Informally, banks have been urged to scale back lending to some developers.

"This will make it even more difficult to scale back the lending, " said Mr Ha.

Two years later, the Army decides to scale back its big spring war game for the first time in 15 years.

But keep in mind that caffeine stays in your system for up to 12 hours, so it's best to scale back after 11am.

Ghosn announced plans to slash 20, 000 jobs, cut production by 20 percent, scale back model launches and delay new factories.

We have to scale back.

Middle-market firms, on the other hand, may have to scale back their operations or risk losing business to lower-cost competitors.

The highly interactive platforms not only enhance the stickiness of media users but also scale back customer acquisition costs.

By analyzing data, it can give consumers advice on how to cut energy use and help utilities scale back energy demand during peak times.

But if you couldn't stomach another plunge, you may want to scale back.

Banks are expected to scale back lending to roughly 7. 5 trillion yuan in 2010.

But one risk is that beleaguered militants may scale back their plans and focus even more on soft targets -- such as business travelers.

The crisis forced many groups to scale back their operations across the region, with inevitable redundancies in Hong Kong.

Carmakers in Japan and America have had to scale back production.

Set reasonable limits, scale back your to-do list and make time to do the things you enjoy.

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Some European countries continue to resist efforts to require them to scale back on banking secrecy;

Shareholder pressure forces bank to scale back bond issue

Human Rights Watch urges America to scale back its sex-offender

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