The aerospace and transportation manufacturer, based in Bethpage, L.I., said the reductions amounted to 7.4 percent of its work force of 25,600.

But on Thursday, when the results were announced, the reduction amounted to only $1.1 billion.

The reduction amounts to a cut of about 25 percent in access fees paid to the local companies.

The Home Office achieved a 17.6 per cent reduction over 12 months, this reduction amounts to about 5,386 tonnes.

Officials said the reductions, part of an agreement and an order by the Federal Communications Commission, amounted to the largest rate cut in the history of federal telephone regulation.

Henry Kaska, a Kodak spokesman, said 26 out of 100 top managers and corporate officers had accepted the offer, and the overall reduction amounted to 10 percent of the employees.

The reduction amounted to a 17 percent cut in salary.

He said the reduction amounted to $100 per child.

Given that the budget is already low, this reduction amounts to a glaring lack of political will to make this pilot project a success story, rather than merely a desultory campaign.

Dr. Forward, noting that the observed reduction amounted to a weight loss of 20 to 60 parts per million, called it "a big effect."