The Mayor said the first two years without pay increases allowed the city to continue his vision of creating a leaner municipal government.

A new form of lean government is the target of new management philosophy.

"A lean government, free of excess programs, excessive rules and regulations, helps us keep our budget in balance," the Governor said.

He has warned that creating a "leaner, more efficient" government requires "tough choices."

They have no commitment to smaller, leaner government.

In the 1990s, public opinion in Germany turned towards leaner government.

Mr. Otter, a former three-term congressman, said in his campaign for governor last fall that he would "run government the old-fashioned way, lean and smart."

This means that states with leaner governments and lower rates of tax are actually forced to levy taxes which they do not even need.

The president specifically asked for enhanced executive power to implement further "reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government."

Remember the Contract with America's promises of a meaner, leaner government?