Sentences with phrase «make painful cuts»

In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, many general counsel had to make painful cuts to their ranks and tighten... Read More»

In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, many general counsel had to make painful cuts to their ranks and tighten their purse strings,» wrote Corporate Counsel Reporter Rebekah Mintzer in a news story on the report.

But western European nations, especially France, wanted to see the U.S. make painful cuts in its use of energy rather than permit the purchase of unused emission permits from Russia.

They can't print money or issue debt at whim to solve the problem, so they have to make painful cuts.

If you want to lower your premiums you've got to make some painful cuts, says Jack Hungelmann, author of Insurance for Dummies.

We have seen hospitals consolidate; not - for - profits go extended periods without regular reimbursements, and we have been forced to make painful cuts to our assistance for our most vulnerable, all while closing more than $ 42 billion in deficit over the last two years.

Not exact matches

Certainly, the bleeding needs to be stopped, and making the necessary spending cuts will be painful.

With reports on the thriving economy, the low taxes, the manageable deficit, the ability to make painful budget cuts — things are so good in Texas that even some California lawmakers want to learn the secrets to Perry's management of Lone Star success.

Tennessee finally made the move to cut ties after settling into the SEC East basement at 4 — 6 overall and 0 — 6 in - conference, but as far back as early October there seemed to be no way back for Jones, who entered the season with one of the conference's warmest seats and saw its temperature rise with each uniquely painful loss to a conference foe.

Following the 2008 financial crash, the need to find additional public resources to reduce or obviate the need for painful spending cuts and fund growing long - term demand for public services makes wealth an attractive potential tax base.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Cuomo made a «naked political deal» with hospitals on malpractice to get their support for a painful 2 - percent cut in Medicaid reimbursement.

Accordingly, they decisively favour a description of Plan A: «borrowing more will make matters worse... we have to bring the debt and the deficit under control even if it has some painful effects for the economy in the short term» over Plan B: «the government's spending cuts and tax rises are hurting the economy.

«Making these cuts will be painful, but we can only spend as much money as we have.

Labour politicians and Labour - friendly commentators have convinced themselves that the new - look Tories are fakes: that, like old - look Thatcherites, they are slavering at the thought of making savage cuts in spending; and that Labour in opposition will reap a rich harvest of disillusioned Tory voters without having to engage in painful rethinking of its own.

However, if you want to make the process a little less painful, cut down on your unhealthy choices «one week to five days» before your cleanse.

Not only does this aid in relieving the pain of cuts and scrapes, it also makes castor oil ideal for lubricating the painful and cracking joints of arthritis or other musculoskeletal conditions.

I repeatedly torture myself by seeking out my perfect sleeved specimen; it has to be just the right shape, in the right colour or print, with a skirt that will actually hit me below the knee, and most importantly (and often not the case) with sleeves that will comfortably fit my large upper arms without making me want to cut them off after a couple hours of strained movement or painful digging and pinching.

It was very painful to make mine, so hard to cut things out.

From San Diego to Baltimore, districts are being forced to make painful budget cuts as political and economic forces converge into one of the deepest school fiscal crises in decades.

The recessionary pressures that have forced school leaders to make painful program and personnel cuts may also have accelerated the quest for savings through innovation — and enhanced the allure of educational technology as a vehicle.

Although it contained cuts that were painful to make and difficult for school districts and communities across the state to face, the bipartisan budget passed and signed into law in October did take steps in the direction of more equitable education funding for Connecticut's nearly 540,000 public school students.

Under a dedicated and clear - eyed SRC, the District has made the difficult, painful but necessary decisions to cut hundreds of administrative jobs, and close under - enrolled and under - performing schools

Because it is a painful procedure (it is actually an amputation comparable to cutting off each of your fingers at the first knuckle), we encourage you to be proactive and make sure adequate pain medication is provided during the procedure and for a few days following.

First, the splinters can cut their gums, tongue, and palate and make it very painful for them to eat their dog food.

Even «declawing» them by removing their fingertips (cutting of the section that grows their claws) does not remove their obsession with clawing, it just makes it irritating to painful for them.

One of the first things most players did during [i] EWatLO [/ i] was to turn off the voices in the cut scenes (you were stuck with the in - battle sound clips either way) because of a horrible echoing that slipped through quality control and made the voices painful to hear.

It makes the USE 25 look good because the concurrent de-commissioning of inefficient unionist and communist - era coal industries allowed the USE to get credit for large, relatively less painful carbon cuts.

Painful, but Necessary In that light, the job cuts make sense, especially as they are being made in areas...