While some natives approach the race with great seriousness--Nedeau, for example, is such a fanatic about saving weight that he tells his crew to cut off the bottoms of their toothbrushes--Comeaux injects some fun.

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Leeds' crew was able to cut out the local phone companies by moving the data using microwave radios.

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The commercial space industry is facing just such a development right now, with some members of Congress proposing to cut funding in half for a crew vehicle that several companies are competing to build.

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Steven looks and trains like a Marine, wearing a crew-cut and rising early each day to follow a strict regimen.

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When the rocket at last blasted off on November 15th, the first-stage engine cut out prematurely, forcing the ground crew to destroy it for safety reasons.

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Jack in the Box has also cut back on crew hours and implemented efficiencies in its kitchens to reduce costs, such as a refrigerated rail, which decreases the time it takes employees to complete tasks.

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However, investors seem to be giving the stocks they own the crew-cut treatment even when a simple trim would be more appropriate.

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This crew-cut 25-year-old from Saint Petersburg, Russia is out to make a buck, but he and people like him are saving investors tens, possibly hundreds, of millions of dollars a year.

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As on the DD-21, new technologies will reduce the number of crew members needed and will also cut down on maintenance costs for the CVN-77, according to Chenevy, who made his remarks during the International Naval Review 2000 in New York City.

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He says he's ready to tear his hair out this coming from a no-nonsense, crew-cut officer.

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