The company scaled back its operations again in 2004, laying off about 1,000 employees and closing nearly 100 stores.

It said that it no immediate plans to scale back its operations in Nigeria.

In 2003, the predecessor Pax network scaled back its operations.

Russian officials assured him that the military was scaling back its operations in Chechnya.

The company has since scaled back its operations because of a lack of money.

Now, hundreds of thousands are losing their jobs, as farmers scale back their operations.

Failing that, it must get the union to agree to allow it to scale back its operations.

Other lawmakers agree the military is strained, but say the solution is to scale back its operations.

Selectonics, which is under financial pressure, sharply scaled back its operations last month.

Those in the business of distributing child pornography have clearly scaled back their operations.