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Using a less-aggressive scenario, the company said, the costs could amount to 46 cents, and the savings to $1.35, per member a month.

New Way to Pay Doctors Anna Wilde Mathews 2012

A "bear hug" letter is typically considered a less-aggressive step than making a hostile bid because it leaves open the possibility of discussions between companies.

Ralcorp Rejects ConAgra Bid David Kesmodel 2011

A less-aggressive round of asset purchases, dubbed quantitative easing, likely would offer support to the dollar, BNP Paribas analysts said.

Dollar Recoups Some Losses Bradley Davis 2010

Aggressive surgery is no longer as necessary in part because of better additional therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy, that can be combined with less-aggressive surgery.

Breast-cancer treatment: When less can be more 2011

The Indonesian investors' less-aggressive stance came after discussions with independent Bumi directors Lord Robin Renwick and Sir Julian Horn-Smith .

Bumi Investors Adopt a Less Aggressive Stance Eric Bellman 2012

Once Republicans took control of the House, Bardella shifted his work into projecting a less-aggressive image for Issa.

Darrell Issa investigating committee spokesman regarding e-mails 2011

For the hesitant, Bloomingdale's may display looks that combine a bold print with a smaller, less-aggressive one, for example.

For Men and Women, Clash of the Prints Ray A. Smith 2011

That bill must be reconciled with a less-aggressive House bill passed in December, a process that could take weeks.

Rating Firms to Hold Off on Downgrades of Big Banks 2010

Disney executives on a conference call with analysts attributed the decline in parks and resorts operating income to less-aggressive discounting at its hotels and higher fuel costs for its cruise line.

'Alice' Boosts Disney; Theme Parks Disappoint 2010

As Welch puts it, "doctors who recommend less-aggressive mammography (less frequently, waiting until you are age 50, or stopping it when you are older) or are less quick to biopsy may not be bad doctors but good ones."

Helen Cordes: Rethink Pink NOW! Saner Solutions to Breast Cancer, Part 2 2009