To control expenses, the Caldwells buy equipment secondhand and do nearly everything themselves.

But the bank has moved efficiently to control expenses and total revenues have improved again for the quarter.

Their main approach so far has been to try to control internal expenses.

The Pentagon has been trying to control expenses for the program for several years with little success.

He noted that the company had carefully controlled expenses.

She also knew that she had to significantly control expenses in the soft economy of 2002 and 2003.

The company had previously told analysts that it had cut its staff in an effort to control expenses.

Governor Whitman described the plan as an important step toward controlling medical expenses for the prison population.

"They've controlled expenses, but we've seen 10 quarters of sliding sales," he said.

The company is also trying to control general expenses.