On one side of the issue, Republicans and tea party activists argue that a key way to trim out-of-control state government spending and deficits is by targeting collective bargaining rights.

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GridPoint sells them a network of "smart" devices to help the companies and customers trim the fat out of the electric grid.

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Wim Verkuijlen, the chip group's vice president for infrastructure, is confident he'll trim 20% out of his budget by automating tasks once done manually.

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But these markets are now supplemented with trendy new malls such as Square One in the outskirts of New Delhi whose sales staff consists of well-turned out girls with trim figures.

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There was no one there to trim the fat and wrench it out of its editorial complacency.

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He or she must trim red tape and hope that Ukrainian business pulls the country out of its hole.

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Her home of 41 years, a cream-colored ranch with green trim and marigolds out front, was condemned.

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VCs, they say, are in the business of fostering entrepreneurship with start-up money, while buyout firms acquire a company, trim out the fat, then dump it for a handsome profit.

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