It's been a while since Ubuntu could be called a leaner alternative to Windows.    From Wordnik.com.  [tuxmachines.org] Reference

That means the show is trying to be leaner, which is crimping some of its environmental aims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0] Reference

A leaner is a garbage can filled with water and leaned against a door so when the door is opened, the can floods the feet of the victim.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com -] Reference

"Running leaner is my new normal," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [The new IT survival guide: How to thrive after the recession] Reference

But now there is much kind of leaner technology and new ways to go about some of these jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2009] Reference

I'm an Obama "leaner," but I have to say that his dealings with Krugman have been blundering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Campaign Denies Collecting "Oppo Research" On Progressive Bloggers] Reference

In addition, dealer inventories are getting leaner, meaning potential car buyers have fewer options to choose from.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Auto Makers Seek Bailout for Bad Car Loans] Reference

So, in a breathtakingly elegant new plan, the "leaner" GM claims to be focusing on the.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference

No one who is a "leaner" can at the same time be a helper; each must learn to stand alone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Heindel's Letters to Students by The Rosicrucian Fellowship] Reference

When companies decided to get "leaner" back in the 1980s, they started buying raw materials more strategically.    From Wordnik.com.  [ERE.net] Reference

I'm going to go slowly this time and see if a "leaner" treo works out a little better for me. 2day, and TAKEphONE by.    From Wordnik.com.  [PalmAddicts] Reference

We lost a lot - I remember a spate of about four or five years in which things were much "leaner" than they had been.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glory to God for All Things] Reference

But said ITV's cut-backs did not represent "indiscriminate cost-cutting", but were designed to make the broadcaster a "leaner" business.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference

"Helping those companies operate 'leaner' and 'greener' may help some businesses considering these types of investments to move forward.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Memphis Business News - Local Memphis News | Memphis Business Journal] Reference

Unlike the loose rules of backyard horseshoe games, there is no such thing as a "leaner" in sanctioned horseshoes or in the 3 for 3 League.    From Wordnik.com.  [greatfallstribune.com - SPORTS] Reference

They say they're sensibly saving for leaner times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second Opinion] Reference

Better, that is, if you believe in leaner government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Republicans, Just Waiting] Reference

And leaner times have given corruption a nastier taste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corruption] Reference

Corporate Germany is also moving aggressively to get leaner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Germany Finds the Net] Reference

And they'll be the ones who adjust most easily to a leaner time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Frugal Family Guide] Reference

Employers became leaner and more efficient in the third quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ed Schultz Show - News] Reference

In fact, increasing muscle mass may actually make you look leaner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheating Time] Reference

Twelve years later, Moore is a leaner and, frankly, meaner writer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Comedy] Reference

During those leaner periods, bonds yielded nearly as much as stocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

Meanwhile, though, the pigs are busy at the trough, and they keep getting leaner.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tale Of Two Hogs] Reference

More investment in these modes of transportation will help us be greener and leaner.    From Wordnik.com.  [May 25, 2009 ‘Obama On Obama: An Exclusive Interview’] Reference

The change isn't just image making; the fast-food chain is also peddling leaner fare.    From Wordnik.com.  [But What Would Colonel Sanders Think?] Reference

At 73, he has lower blood pressure and a leaner body than the much younger Bill Clinton.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Shape For The Big Run?] Reference

Yes, there will still be muscle cars in five years; they'll just be leaner and more efficient.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Car of the Future] Reference

Now, he's hoping this faster, leaner, meaner version of the sport will make it onto television.    From Wordnik.com.  [Different Strokes] Reference

It's also a leaner and far more efficient industry -- a dramatic transformation that owes much to Augustine personally.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Norman Conquest] Reference

Even the light bulbs had to become leaner, and Chrysler has switched most of its models to less energy-intensive LED lights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanilla Option] Reference

Their bodies got measurably leaner over the decades, yet their waist-hip ratios stayed within the narrow range of .68 to .72.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Biology Of Beauty] Reference

The bad news is, your old family recipes for stews and steaks don't cut the mustard anymore because meat is leaner than it used to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [All I Want For Christmas...] Reference