But career counselors at law schools fear that last winter's extensive layoffs may herald the firms' intention to bring back fewer summer associates on a permanent basis.

Gil Amelio made many changes at Apple, including extensive layoffs.

The union also denounced the creditors for proposing extensive layoffs instead of providing more money to increase production.

In the last few years, extensive layoffs and forced retirements have compounded the problem.

McDonnell Douglas said extensive layoffs would be part of its effort to trim spending by $700 million.

This enabled her school district to avoid massive cuts in the schools' budgets that would have eliminated programs and caused extensive layoffs of teachers and other employees.

Much of his strategy rests on a willingness to institute extensive layoffs and cost-cutting tactics.

Union-controlled pension funds agreed to purchase much of that debt in exchange for reducing the extensive layoffs that the city had ordered to balance its books.

Many journalists at the paper also say they fear the deal will bring extensive layoffs.

Most of the engineers caught in the extensive layoffs from shrinking military contracts have retired or relocated, or they lack required skills.