"Maybe the shakeout is just taking longer than expected," he says.

"But we are not talking about a shakeout like the late 60's or early 70's."

"Everybody is waiting for this to be the year of the shakeout."

A shakeout may already be under way, but it is not happening quickly.

But last year's poor returns have started what could be a long shakeout.

But the company has benefited from the shakeout in other ways.

I think it may delay the shakeout for at least three years.

The shakeout in credit cards has been going on for several years.

"That may be, but the problem is, the shakeout period can last years."

But they also saw it as the real start of an inevitable shakeout in their industry.

There certainly is a shakeout going on in independent power plants right now.

Over the next year, a shakeout began in the broadband industry.

But the indications are that a shakeout is already taking place.

Yet trying to lead the march in an industry shakeout can be tricky.

You will have some shakeout, but, by and large, this is the strongest economy in the world.

But these publications may have to ride out a shakeout.

I think there will be a shakeout in the market."

Then, as always, there was a crash and a shakeout.

She cautioned that the industry could be in for a shakeout.

In the next two or three years we'll see a shakeout."

Some experts predict a shakeout by next year as a result.

Some people think we are headed toward a bigger shakeout in the business.

For these reasons, a shakeout could benefit consumers in the long run.

But industry numbers have masked what looks like the beginning of a shakeout.

Now, however, another shakeout in the energy industry is slowing that progress.

Let your money do the talking and I look forward to the big restaurant "shake-out".

But I suspect the coming higher education shake-out may be for the best.

That suggests a shake-out in the private sector may continue.

Another possibility is that there will be a very quick market shake-out.

They do not want to hear about shake-out periods, and the long-term good.

This shake-out could be painful for certain titles and companies.

But in other respects the cultural shake-out has been immense.

And the current shake-out in the market will prompt many to look again at their holdings.

"There's going to be a lot more potential for shake-out.

At the same time, the shake-out of British industry did not gather momentum before the late 1970s.

Many entrepreneurs and deal makers agree that a shake-out is indeed coming.

As with many Chinese industries, the investment boom may lead to a shake-out.

Who will emerge from the biggest shake-out in the industry's 100-year history to lead the march into the new markets is not clear.

"The big question is when is the shake-out going to take place?"

And maybe impossible, at least during the shake-out period.

This is followed by a shake-out in which the weaker competitors are filled off.

We are going through a real old-fashioned market shake-out.

It's a shake-out that shows little sign of waning anytime soon.

But it meant a long shake-out period while potential challengers were eliminated.

Are we going to experience an inevitable industry 'shake-out'?

The shake-out of labour after 1979 affected women's employment less than men's, both here and abroad.

So although the high street is back from the brink, the shake-out is not over.

The industry needs money not just to survive the shake-out but to finance some of the biggest advances in its 100-year history.

Cognetas’ fate is seen as a test case for an industry that insiders say will see a large shake-out in this decade.

Only a shake-out of workers from industry would ultimately restore prosperity, it was argued.