Sentences with phrase «cut in a fortnight»

As Dr. Johnson might observe, nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind of a dean or department chair as the prospect of a budget cut in a fortnight.

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The prices at petrol pumps of state - owned fuel retailers like Indian Oil Corp (IOC) were cut by 1 - 3 paisa every day in the first fortnight of December 2017 before Gujarat went to polls.

Come 2015 or whenever the next election is, Labour isn't going to go into the election pledging to spend # 1 billion on giving cash handouts to the richest 15 % of families, and in a fortnight there are # 12 billion in welfare cuts plus untold billions more in cutting public services which will be higher priorities to oppose and pledge to reverse.

Mr Osborne has little more than a fortnight to complete the comprehensive spending review, which will implement departmental budget cuts of at least a quarter in a bid to tackle Britain's deficit.

Guardian: EU, Australia and Norway also sign up to new carbon - cutting targets as fortnight - long conference in Qatar closes.

In a sign of how the renewable energy sector is becoming increasingly dependent on government hand - outs, The Guardian reports that the company is now the fourth solar business to cease trading in the space of a fortnight following cuts to state subsidieIn a sign of how the renewable energy sector is becoming increasingly dependent on government hand - outs, The Guardian reports that the company is now the fourth solar business to cease trading in the space of a fortnight following cuts to state subsidiein the space of a fortnight following cuts to state subsidies.

EU, Australia and Norway also sign up to new carbon - cutting targets as fortnight - long conference in Qatar closes