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Example Sentences
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First, he announced a complete overhaul of Vietnam's administration, slashing layers of bureaucracy, cutting the number of provinces from 63 to 34, and laying off more than 100,000 government employees.
From BBC
Civil servants were among the first to feel the blow of such cuts.
From Barron's
He has eliminated whole layers of government, abolishing eight ministries or agencies and cutting nearly 150,000 jobs from the state payroll, while pushing ambitious rail and power projects.
From Barron's
The bank is tipped to hold interest rates, having cut them in the previous three meetings.
From Barron's
That said, “it’s not impossible. You get a very big stress event like a brokerage firm failing, a client might be cut off from their account,” Gensler says.
From Barron's
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