The report cites other benefits such as the avoidance of major capital expenditures associated with new power plants and even the retirements of some older and less efficient generators.

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Among other things, the new budget is likely to mean a sharp drop in government capital expenditures.

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But while AMD is fighting Intel on pricing now--and slashing its capital expenditures--it plans to continue cranking out new chips in the years ahead.

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They would be forgoing new carpeting, their clerks would be dressing shabbily and acting surly, and their vast capital expenditures would have them out on a limb.

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The settlement has removed looming uncertainties around the possibility of a steep dip in DVR gross margins if Dish had to pay licensing fees to TiVo or around additional capital expenditures that Dish would have incurred if it had decided to buy all new DVRs.

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