"They've been trying to become more lean and efficient, " Bradford said.

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It is particularly attractive right now because financing is cheap and organic growth is getting harder to come by because companies are already lean and efficient.

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Small businesses that are still healthy and credit worthy are busy right now trying to (1) get as lean and efficient as possible, and (2) build fortress balance sheets.

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There is probably a role for a small, lean, efficient government agency dedicated to disaster relief, and in particular to provide temporary respite from federal regulations such as Davis-Bacon.

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We believe government should be lean and efficient.

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Both of these models of biotech can and have be done in a lean, capital efficient manner (as discussed here).

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But on the whole, with the right type of project and right team configuration, they can make for very lean startups and efficient value creation.

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They do predict that the sales mix will lean toward more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Many firms maintain lean inventories and rely on efficient freight transport.

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You can shop for an efficient mutual fund, and you can shop for a REIT with lean overhead.

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