But, according to Becker, cost-cutting opportunities would be limited since it is hard to lay people off in the home market of both banks.
The Conservatives pushed really hard there to lay the blame for cuts at the local Labour council's door.
At night they lay on hard beds without pillows and, behind their closed eyelids, their unsettled thoughts ran in opposite directions.
While company strategies are often rosy internal sales documents designed to win investment in a business, an honest and confidential strategy should focus hard on tough questions and methodically lay out the challenges.
Some LPs have learned from hard experience that most PE funds can lay claim to top-quartile performance by selecting the benchmark that makes them look best.
Justice Thomas is the perfect example of how hard it can be for a judge to lay aside the personal experiences that shape his worldview.
That night, as she lay in bed on her rock-hard mattress, Luda continued to think about Milena.
We had a debate in Washington because states were very hard-strapped for cash and were starting to lay off teachers.
The banking industry has worked hard to fortify itself for these and other challenges that lay ahead.
He will lay out his vision for a nation where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, where everyone does their fair share, and where everyone is held accountable for their actions.
Although Democrats hit Dole hard for holding a fund raiser with former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, Bowles was also vulnerable on corporate-responsibility issues.
Unlike Antarctica, which is protected by an international agreement, numerous countries lay claim to parts of the Arctic, which makes it hard to pin down exactly how many tourists visit the region each summer, when the sun does not set below the horizon and the ice melts enough to allow expedition ships passage to the remote wilderness.
Beneath her makeup lay a pallor that had been set in place by long, hard winters.
Rum: I write a lot on rum and this is a hard to choose category with many great contenders, but if you can somehow, some way lay your hands on a bottle of Ron Abuelo Centuria, literally the best rum I have ever tasted, do so.
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