Once seen as the leanest manufacturer in the business, Chrysler is now derided as bloated, with products that look dowdy in today's increasingly competitive marketplace.

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In a statement, Lincolshire Police said "relentless efficiency drives and partnership with the private sector" had "seen the leanest force in the country become even leaner".

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Hungry entrepreneurialism has turned PPD into one of the largest and leanest providers of clinical trial services to the drug and biotech industries (Covance and private Quintiles are the biggest overall).

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And it could be argued that Cornhill Insurance received little return for its patient support of England's cricketers during the leanest of lean spells - it gave up in December after 22 years.

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Bauer and his co-founder, CTO Neil Murray, had sold their companies to public acquirers prior to starting Mimecast so they had capital that they chose to invest in the company to keep it going during its leanest years.

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During the Armageddon of March 2009, we successfully raised our round for a Men's Footwear brand, thrive in the leanest teams under the highest stress constraints imaginable, and ultimately stepped up to help lead PROJECT's Footwear Startup of Year '09.

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Hungry entrepreneurialism has turned PPD into one of the largest and leanest providers of clinical trial services to the drug and biotech industries ( Covance (nyse: CVD - news - people ) and private Quintiles are the biggest overall).

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