Prohibition, wars, consolidation and a narrowing of the American palate had by 1985 whittled that number to 100.
Lehman's stake in that company will be whittled to about 5.4% from 9.6%, according to Stifel.
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In the old days, molds were often whittled at home from scraps of lumber.
Social Security will be whittled away in the form of reduced cost of living adjustments.
Min Aung Hlaing's comments suggest the army doesn't intend to see that influence quickly whittled down.
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About an hour into the contest, the starting 22 contestants were whittled down to three.
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Managed-money accounts whittled away at their net-long position in gold, trimming it to 149, 853 contracts.
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Since then, New Delhi had whittled down the autonomy package, and Kashmiris were getting angry.
The deliberations may be endless, but we've whittled down the playing field to some prime contenders.
Mr Raguz replies that, since 1995, Bosnian-Croat influence has been steadily whittled away by the Bosniaks.
Labour's plan to cut net investment by 1.5% of GDP should be whittled back.
Over the years, governments have whittled away these special rights, extending them to other relationships.
While the Thrive measures 0.6 inches (15.24mm) thick, the Excite is whittled down to 0.35 inches (8.89mm).
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Finally, deregulation has whittled away at the guarantee that many customers had of a secure gas supply.
Pizza Hut whittled down the hundreds of submissions to eight, ranging in age from 17 to 29.
The collaborators whittled these down to the 27 biggest events, so that there would be no ambiguity.
Analysts believe the initial number of SEFs could be large but will be whittled down over time.
In palladium, managed-money accounts whittled away at gross longs and increased shorts, deflating the net-long to 5, 800 contracts.
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Managed-money accounts whittled away gross longs and added to gross shorts, pushing down the net-long to 18, 335 contracts.
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Israel's Cabinet had originally proposed releasing 250 prisoners, a number whittled down by the Ministerial Prisoner Release Committee.
In copper, managed-money accounts whittled away at their net-short position by cutting more gross shorts and adding gross longs.
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The magazine says its initial list was a thousand names strong, before being whittled down to the final 154.
In palladium, managed-money accounts whittled away at gross longs and slightly increased shorts, deflating the net-long to 6, 284 contracts.
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Then, with a whittled down list, we reached out to Los Angeles, Calif.
The U.S. whittled down the list in favor of this more balanced approach.
Regional bees, mostly sponsored by local newspapers, whittled the number down to 275.
Crews whittled the total down to just over 126, 000 outages by early Monday.
After the recession, the company whittled its workforce to 35 people from 75.
Without freedom to invest and to pursue new commercial alliances, the Post Office risks its position being whittled away.
Darwin's theory of evolution is being whittled away and creationism is seeping in.
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