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November 29, 2006

Restructuring

restructuring (noun) - change the structure of a company to make it more efficient

restructure (verb)


Example sentences:

* The Prime Minister called on teachers to help him restructure education in the country.

* The company is laying off workers as part of its restructuring.

* Many companies have already started restructuring, reorganising their labour in an attempt to increase productivity.

* There certainly was no alternative to a complete restructuring of the price system in the Soviet economy.

* We've made a plea for grants and a restructuring of development projects to enable the country to cope with all the problems it has.

* The company has been under strain because of the problems of restructuring.

* We are asking for unconditional backing for BCCI in the event of his proceeding with the restructuring plan.

* The current restructuring of the welfare state, with its emphasis on the family, is sure to win the confidence of voters.

* 225 bankers are working feverishly to produce plans for a massive restructuring of the country's debts.

* The group warned of hefty restructuring charges and the effect they will have on this year's earnings.

* An additional restructuring charge of $8 million will be taken this year.

* They will be charged $2 million for costs relating to the restructuring of its contracting activities.

* The company's share price declined despite news that it is restructuring its foreign joint ventures.

* On the brink of bankruptcy, the company still awaits an agreement on its restructuring plan.

* During the company's refinancing, its restructuring proposals were criticised.

* The company's poor results for the year ushered in restructuring provisions of $100 million which ate up most of last year's profits.

* That pay grade has disappeared because of restructuring, so they will have nobody to compare their pay with.

* As many as 1,000 jobs are likely to be lost across Asia in the restructuring of the multinational conglomerate.

* The president stepped down, having been unable to complete the restructuring and cost-cutting many say is crucial to the company's survival.

* Workers were laid off due to a shrinking defense industry and corporate restructuring.

* Smaller payrolls resulting from corporate restructuring will translate into lower operating costs.

* After crippling price wars and a major restructuring, the company has come back with a vengeance.

* A $100 million restructuring charge for redundancies closures and write-downs saw the bottom-line decline quite a bit this year.

* Will the company be able to use its improved operating performance and further debt restructuring to shore up its balance sheet?

* The company said that the losses were due to inventory writedowns and restructuring charges, which included the axing of about 3,000 employees around the world.

* One of the drawbacks of its restructuring programme has been greater exposure to the road construction industry.

* Analysts reacted favourably to the news of the restructuring, arguing it would unlock value for shareholders and ensure future profits.

* He says the move is part of a major restructuring of the group's loss-making regional aircraft operations.

* The company is making considerable progress on restructuring its debt.

* The restructuring will require slashing their milk bottling capacity by 40 million bottles per year.

* So the most important aspect of the restructuring of management must be a radical reform of salaries, at the highest levels.


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