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frames- The move is part of a strategy 0 *T*-3 to focus on its core metals trading , processing and plant engineering activities while [ARG0 *-1] [rel shedding] [ARG1 peripheral units] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The Conservative government 's] decision may reflect its desire * to [rel shed] [ARG1 a politically sensitive issue] [ARGM-TMP well before the next election , expected * in late 1991] .
- He says 0 bowling helps [ARG0 him] [rel shed] [ARG1 pounds] , though that effort is sometimes thwarted *-2 by the fact that `` when I 'm drinking *T*-1 , I bowl better . ''
- And [ARG0 he] has worked *-1 to [rel shed] [ARG1 his raider image] .
- As competition heats up in Spain 's crowded bank market , [ARG0 Banco Exterior de Espana] is seeking *-1 to [rel shed] [ARG1 its image of a state-owned bank] and move into new activities .
- [ARG0 The industry , which *T*-1 currently employs about 25,000 people in London ,] has [rel shed] [ARG1 about 2,500 jobs] [ARGM-TMP over the past two years] .
- PWA , which *T*-1 recently merged Wardair 's operations with those of [ARG0 PWA-owned Canadian Airlines International Ltd. , Canada 's second-biggest airline] , said 0 the proposed sale is part of a revised five-year plan aimed * at * streamlining its fleet and [rel shedding] [ARG1 debt] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since 1983] , [ARG0 Westinghouse] has [rel shed] [ARG1 70 businesses that it did n't expect *T*-1 to produce 10 % operating margins] [ARGM-TMP while *-2 acquiring 55 businesses] .
- However , [ARG0 *] [rel shedding] [ARG1 steel] would run directly counter to Mr. Roderick 's original rationale for * diversifying into oil and gas : * Having two major products would lessen the company 's vulnerability to one market 's down cycle and help *-1 smooth out the flow of cash and earnings .
- [ARG0 *] [rel SHEDDING] [ARG1 GLITTER] :
- It was the third consecutive month in which [ARG0 thrifts] [rel shed] [ARG1 assets] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to increase the size of their capital in relation to their assets] *T*-2 , the Office of Thrift Supervision said 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Thrifts] continued *-1 to [rel shed] [ARG1 assets] [ARGM-TMP in August] , mainly *-1 to comply with stiffer capital rules under the S&L bailout law .
- The transaction is part of [ARG0 UGI 's] continuing program * to [rel shed] [ARG1 AmeriGas 's industrial gas interests] and expand the subsidiary 's propane business .
- [ARG0 The company] is praised *-1 by analysts for *-1 sharply lowering its costs in recent years and [rel shedding] [ARG1 numerous companies with low profit margins] .
- Joseph Riccardo , an analyst with Bear , Stearns & Co. , said that [ARGM-TMP over the past few years] [ARG0 most drug makers] have [rel shed] [ARG1 their slow-growing businesses] and instituted other cost savings , such as *-1 consolidating manufacturing plants and administrative staffs .
- CityFed also said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to [rel shed] [ARG1 its remaining mortgage loan origination operations outside its principal markets in New Jersey and Florida] and , as a result , is taking a charge for discontinued operations .