If he gets overweight, he announces he is going to trim down.

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The excuses are ample: socializing, office birthday parties, child-rearing, resentment at being told by the government to trim down, even a cruddy Red Sox season.

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Some people, for example, assert themselves by negotiating to trim down impossible work loads or asking for more of the kind of work they enjoy, says Lois Barth, a New York City career coach.

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Australia could trim their squad down to 12 or 13 over the weekend, with Khawaja and Ferguson expected to make way along with at least one of the three spinners and a seam bowler.

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Two single game wild card matches were held to trim the bottom four seeded teams down to two and the rest of the playoff tournament of the eight remaining teams was staged identically to the format used since 2003.

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She says a trim of 5%-15% is possible, noting that CSR shares are down more than 25% since the Zoran deal was announced.

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