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It is clawing its way back to health as a leaner, humbler company.
Everyone is trying to get leaner and meaner, and monitoring is one way to do it.
It leads to a leaner government, that is more citizen and business friendly.
They are leaner firms today living on narrowed profit margins.
And then a triangle of cloud lowers and sharpens into something pointier and leaner.
The recession is leading to more layoffs and leaner severance packages.
Wal-Mart is not easy to work for, but some suppliers say the experience has made them leaner and fitter.
Most firms have been organising their logistics to make themselves leaner.
It has expanded productivity by being more efficient and leaner than many other companies.
But drug firms are already bracing themselves for leaner times.
Despite this luxurious conditions, these fish are no different than their leaner cousins.
The fish are smaller and leaner than their cousins from deeper waters farther north.
She is leaner, and lean muscle absorbs and utilizes oxygen better and makes you stronger.
Its campaign emphasised tax cuts rather than a leaner state.
The chemical can make meat leaner, but can also be the cause of heart palpitations, diarrhoea and muscle tremors.
The tax credit creates a leaner government, which is more citizen and business responsive.
Other net hunters traditionally smoked or dried their catch and stored it for leaner times.
One, smaller and leaner, is meant for eating on the half-shell.
So while a few weaker firms may go to the wall the rest will emerge leaner and meaner.

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