1. He called for financial institutions to scale back reliance on ratings by outsiders and develop a capacity of interior rating.
2. The Swiss bank saw its commodities trading revenues dwindle sharply in the third quarter and said that it will scale back its investment banking businesses.
3. Musharraf also agreed to scale back several extraordinary powers he had decreed himself after taking power in a 1999 coup.
4. The US was forced to scale back many projects even as they spiked in cost, sometimes to more than double or triple initial projections.
5. He said other countries also seemed willing to scale back subsidies supporting fossil fuels that aggravate global warming.
6. scale back的解释
6. They are expected to agree on an ongoing commitment to boosting the economy, but there is friction over when exactly to scale back stimulus efforts.
7. He noted that it is easier to scale back later if conditions allow, than to ramp up if they don't.
8. Other countries might also have to scale back their commitments in order to appease public opinion.
9. But he said that was not forcing the alliance to scale back its plans.
10. scale back
10. The prime minister has said he will not be taking parental leave but intends to scale back his official workload.