Sentences with phrase «scaled back on»

I scaled back on what their plan suggested just to save money but overall I'd say it was a collaborative process.

Some investment funds have already scaled back on purchases, still moving ahead but at a more cautious pace.

Despite the broader economic challenges, commercial real estate fundamentals remain solid in part because developers have scaled back on new projects, limiting the amount of new supply.

But after nearly a year and a half of a government tax credit program, sellers have scaled back on marketing gimmicks and buyer incentives, largely in an effort to limit their losses.

The feature is considerably more scaled back on LastPass, with only about 80 compatible sites as opposed to more than 500 on Dashlane, but it is sure to expand in the future.

Samsung has really scaled back on the number of pre-installed apps they have on their devices.

Sony has really scaled back on their own customizations, and has even gone as far as to add the Google Now homescreen to this launcher, which really makes the experience feel closer to stock.

Although most retailers have quietly scaled back on the type of jaw - dropping savings found on Black Friday, there are still tons of deals being offered up online if shoppers know where to look.

Instead, multiplayer maps are scaled back on consoles to fit 24 players, as opposed to the full 64 players that PC owners will get.

As traditional institutions have scaled back on loans to small businesses, online lenders are stepping in to provide the financing that keeps Main Street alive.

Even though I scaled back on everything, I still didn't have enough money to pay for my student loans or live a reasonably relaxed life.

I recently scaled back on my 401k contributions, and upped my taxable brokerage account contributions.

Even though Samsung scaled back on its pen - specific apps from the collection that it showed earlier in the year, the Galaxy Note 10.1 benefits substantially from the serious effort that Samsung has put into integrating software with the pen capability.

Major players in the industry such as Sony have scaled back on production and abandoned the North American market altogether.

Dell, HP, Barnes and Noble and Acer have all scaled back on their product offerings for most of 2013 and the trend will continue.

There will not be an SD Card, as the company has scaled back on expandable memory in a bid to get customers to purchase more ebooks and cut down on hardware expenses.

Kevan Collins, chief executive of the EEF, said: «Teaching assistants have been much maligned in recent years and many schools have scaled back on their employment to cut costs.

And they didn't necessarily go away as much as they kind of scaled back on how much product they put out.

Beneath the dirt - stained, leather - bound waistcoats, the perfumed, toity language of the New World, the white bonnets and constrictive girdles, The Witch has a vicious, illicit and suspicious center and though admittedly scaled back on «scares» is deeply atmospheric, deeply disturbing and deeply great.

But still, it does sound like they may have scaled back on the high - end goods this year, which would be disappointing.

«Retirement» meant that Timiras scaled back on research activities but continued teaching.

This time we have scaled back on the amount of baby stuff we are buying.

He scaled back on the number of walk - ons.

I have scaled back on the demands I would usually place on myself.

I scaled back on the sugar and added 1 scoop of my protein powder, the consistency was perfect.

It's one of the items I've loosened up on when I scaled back on dairy (read a few tips on going dairy free here).

For example, I scaled back on the currants a bit.

U.S. small business optimism fell in October, as business owners worried about the economy's outlook and scaled back on hiring plans amid a partial government shutdown.

This been accomplished in several ways: 85 % have scaled back on their exploration and development plans; 68 % have reduced their marketing and investor relations budget; 60 % have already begun laying off existing employees; 40 % have implemented organization - wide hiring restrictions; 34 % noted a reduction or elimination of incentive pay; and 32 % have made salary cuts.

Wal - Mart has scaled back on new store openings and is instead investing in improvements such as grocery pick - up kiosks, which are now available at 1,000 stores.

China has scaled back on coal and steel, but hasn't yet reallocated those manufacturing resources.

If trends indicate that you may experience a cash shortage in the coming months, look at expenditures you can temporarily scale back on or consider a temporary infusion of cash through a small business lender.

He's also made significant cutbacks in his personal compensation — mainly by scaling back on bonuses — to keep more cash in the company's coffers.

This means purchasing a modest home, practical car, scaling back on the pricey vacations, clipping coupons, and creating a budget so that you can track your spending.

Maybe he or she is ready to retire or perhaps just wants to scale back on activities or take on a different role in the business (say focusing on engineering or sales) instead of running the entire company.

More importantly, 23 percent said they plan to add workers, a decrease of three percentage points from the first quarter; 9 percent said they planned to scale back on the number of workers they have, an increase of two percentage points.

So as long as people continue to use Facebook, ads continue to perform and advertisers continue to get a bang for their buck, they will not scale back on spending on the platform.

At some companies, this could mean scaling back on perks like free lunches and massages or offering less reimbursement for continuing education, says Breslin.

Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar said 31 million homes in the United States could cut the cord on pay television or drastically scale back on such services as more consumers opt for Internet - delivered entertainment.

Other lenders are scaling back on commitments to property types and locations where problems have gotten harder to ignore.

«If the issue can not be solved smoothly and immediately, we think that ZTE will face tremendous disaster and would be forced to scale back on its smartphone business, not only in the U.S., but also in other markets,» said Strategy Analytics analyst Woody Oh.

While a modest market correction might persuade the Fed to scale back on monetary tightening, there's further upside to the markets if monetary policy doesn't prove to be as restrictive as expected, or if the global economic momentum and tax cuts are more stimulative than expected.

This includes changing daylight savings time, cutting working hours of public sector employees and urging residents to scale back on their use of electricity.

If times are tough, it may be tempting to scale back on finding the next HIV treatment or smartphone breakthrough, forgetting that, if successful, those things could produce obscene, outsized profits.

In the first place, as the Fed scales back on ON - RRP and IOER, by allowing the rates paid through these arrangements to decline relative to short - term Treasury rates, its administered rates will become increasingly irrelevant.

quotes a Bank of America document stating that the decision to scale back on remote work was intended to increase «opportunities for in - person collaboration and bringing employees together in the same physical space.»

Details of the inaugural sale of the two - year notes Jan. 29 will be announced tomorrow even as legislation on the nation's borrowing limit causes the Treasury to scale back on bill sales and as dealers reduce activity in the repurchase agreement market.

I needed to cook them longer, and the «frosting» made ALOT, I think I'd scale back on the powered sugar next time to up the cream cheese flavor and decrease the sweetness a bit.

I'm a big fan of the sweet - salty combo, but if you tend to shy away from salt, feel free to scale back on the salt a little.

Tip: If you are left feeling like an oil slick after applying coconut oil, consider scaling back on the amount you use.