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  • Oversupply concerns had been dominating talk in the market amid declining demand for shipment services, but Mr. Yang pointed out that these problems could be resolved by "slow steaming"—a cost-reducing method of running ships at slower speeds—and keeping ships idle, a method that most shipping companies eventually adopted during 2010.

    Industrial Transport 2011

  • The other cost-reducing tactic is to book directly via the site for one of the UK train operating companies, rather than using aggregators, who often charge a booking fee.

    Five Ways To Save Money On UK Travel | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • The cost-reducing actions are aimed at putting the Detroit three auto makers on a level playing field with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. The average cost of labor in their U.S. plants is about $50 an hour.

    Chrysler Cites 35% Drop in Labor Cost Matthew Dolan 2011

  • Today's cost-reducing reforms complement, and do not displace, our efforts to safeguard public safety and our environment.

    Washington Is Eliminating Red Tape Cass Sunstein 2011

  • GSI has almost no overlap with Agco's farm machinery business, providing Agco with limited opportunities for cost-reducing synergies.

    Agco Buys Grain-Storage Business Bob Tita 2011

  • The government is supporting development of domestic recycling operations, but it will take time to build up local production of the cost-reducing substitute for virgin copper, Guangdong Qingyuan Yunnan Copper Nonferrous Metal Co. General Manager Tao Yonghe said.

    Executive Says China's Scrap-Copper Imports to Stay High 2011

  • The ACCC has now negotiated similar deals with Aldi, Foodworks, Franklins and Metcash, which should eventually have a useful cost-reducing effect and give you more supermarket choices at your local centre.

    Monday, February 8, 2010 | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • The ACCC has now negotiated similar deals with Aldi, Foodworks, Franklins and Metcash, which should eventually have a useful cost-reducing effect and give you more supermarket choices at your local centre.

    More Supermarkets Join The Anti-Restrictive-Leasing Brigade | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • The other cost-reducing tactic is to book directly via the site for one of the UK train operating companies, rather than using aggregators, who often charge a booking fee.

    Five Ways To Save Money On UK Travel | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • A 1992 analysis of energy subsidies by the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Subsidies: Direct and Indirect Interventions in Energy Markets, describes Price - Anderson as, “A Federal regulation that continues to have a cost-reducing effect on the nuclear power industry.”

    Price-Anderson Act of 1957, United States 2009

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