Boeing claims the 7E7 would cut fuel burn by 20 percent over current aircraft and save airlines 10 percent on overall operating costs, citing new, fuel-sipping engines and lightweight materials that will also cut maintenance costs.

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Simpler designs cut maintenance and repair costs.

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As on the DD-21, new technologies will reduce the number of crew members needed and will also cut down on maintenance costs for the CVN-77, according to Chenevy, who made his remarks during the International Naval Review 2000 in New York City.

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Are the government's plans to cut the cost of the child maintenance system credible?

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One such recommendation is that Congress cut funding for private health care maintenance organizations (HMO) that offer coverage through Medicare something those HMOs are lobbying heavily against.

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Kate Higgins from Children 1st said child maintenance provisions within the bill cut right across the integrity of Scots family law and asked how it would impact on our legal system.

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At the same time the government has cut benefits in real terms and axed the Education Maintenance Allowance in England.

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It will keep maintenance costs down as the sheep will 'cut' the paddocks.

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In his inaugural address, Obama insisted that programs such as Social Security and Medicare -- long targets of conservatives seeking to cut the size of government -- remain vital to the maintenance of America's safety net for the elderly, poor and disabled.

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In light of 2010 government cut backs, English Heritage prioritised its planning advice services, the maintenance and conservation of its properties, existing grant commitments and its Buildings at Risk programme.

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Planting native shrubs in clear-cut areas, which need to remain treeless to avoid root damage to underground pipes and to give maintenance crews access, would be better than just grass, the Nature Conservancy noted.

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The pay and benefits of military personnel stationed at these bases are exempted from sequestration, but just about everything else would be cut drastically during the last seven months of the fiscal year, meaning civilian defense workers would be furloughed, maintenance would be deferred, and dozens of other activities impacting local economies would be decremented.

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