In the last year, virtually every major firm has looked hard at its back office.

The three major national firms are each trying a different solution.

"He has brought his expenses down more than any other major firm on the Street."

"I guess I'll have to turn this down," said one top executive at a major firm.

Other American publishers from major firms had been and gone.

"The major firms are all cutting back, and we will continue to feel the after effects."

"I think many major firms realize this is a bad practice and should be stopped," he said.

Sawyer/Miller is the second major political firm to leave the campaign business in recent months.

"I make my living as a national account manager for a major international firm," he writes.

During his course of study, he was encouraged to find a job with a major architectural firm in 1968.