Sentences with phrase «to halve the deficit»
"To halve the deficit" means to reduce the deficit by half. The deficit refers to the amount by which the government's expenses exceed its income. So, halving the deficit means cutting it in half to make it smaller. Full definition
He added: «All it needs now is for Gordon to produce a new plan for halving the deficit in 12 weeks and we're finished.»
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Concerned to yank back economic credibility from the Tories, he reaffirmed the Darling plan to halve the deficit over the course of the parliament, and made points around the need to develop a proper industrial strategy.
Diafra Sakho doubled their advantage just after the half hour mark and the visitors held on for all three points despite Kevin De Bruyne halving the deficit with a goal on his full debut for City and Pellegrini was disappointed to lose at home for the second time in four days:
The furious rally is becoming a trend for the Wolf Pack, which erased a 14 - point second half deficit to beat Texas in overtime in round one.
Midfielder Gosling fired into the roof of the net in the 89th minute after Cherries substitute Adam Smith had set up a tense final 10 minutes by halving the deficit.
«The Labour government had committed itself to a timescale of halving the deficit within four years.
While a Hiroshi Kiyotake penalty halved the deficit for the home side, a Kalou penalty re-established a two - goal cushion to take Hertha fourth.
A Per Mertesacker goal in the 50th minute halved the deficit, but Sp * rs held on for a 2 - 1 win.
Mr Johnson used his speech in London this morning to make clear he and new Labour leader Ed Miliband remained committed to former chancellor Alistair Darling's plan to halve the deficit within four years.
Mauricio Pochettino's side halved the deficit in the 79th minute, after Erik Lamela put Harry Kane through before the England ace hammered the ball home to leave the score at 2 - 1.
Last Saturday's hosts ended the game with 51 % possession, which was a consequence of them controlling the game in the second 45 minutes and playing with the massive confidence they gained after Moussa Sissoko halved the deficit in the 48th minute.
The Tigers tore into a two - goal lead inside the first eight minutes thanks to goals from James Chester and Curtis Davies, but Arsenal fought back, halving the deficit through Santi Cazorla before Laurent Koscielny equalised in the 71st minute.
Liverpool managed to overcome a first - half deficit against bogey team Crystal Palace to take the three points at Selhurst Park after goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah turned the tie on its head.
Wang gave SIPG the lead in the 36th minute and Elkeson doubled his side's advantage three minutes later but Ma Xingyu halved the deficit on the stroke of half time.
Wenger's side halved the deficit thanks to summer signing Alexandre Lacazette, however a tap in from Gabriel Jesus in the 77th minute secured all three points for the Citizens in a hotly contested affair.
In this example, the bookmakers expect the Tar Heels to continue to dominate their rivals, however, the Blue Devils endure the 1st half deficit to help cover the halftime spread, despite losing the overall game.
While the Citizens halved the deficit on 45 minutes — with a first goal for big - money summer signing Kevin De Bruyne — they failed to truly test Hammers goalkeeper Adrian, with the likes of Sergio Aguero and Jesus Navas appearing particularly out of sorts.
Remi Allen halved the deficit five minutes later though, capitalising on a defensive error slotting home from close range.
They were more content to let The Bees have the ball and Brentford could have halved the deficit late in the first half when, following a short corner, Watkins set up Romaine Sawyers to shoot from 18 yards but he fired over.
However, in a dramatic finale former Parkhead defender Efe Ambrose halved the deficit in the 76th minute before 19 - year - old substitute Oli Shaw levelled three minutes later with both sides having chances to clinch the win before the end.
Sporting CP's revival also came up short versus twice champions Atlético, despite Fredy Montero halving their deficit.
In the 60th minute, Barcelona were seemingly on the verge of halving the deficit after a lovely doorstep pass from Coutinho.
Joaquin blasted home the second at Cuellar's near post five minutes before the break, but Gerard Gumbau halved the deficit four minutes later with a swerving long - range effort in off a post.
Moldova had looked on course to leapfrog the visitors after Radu Gînsari and Alexandru Dedov both struck in the first half, but substitute Giorgi Merebashvili halved the deficit with a low shot from the edge of the area before Valeri Kazaishvili restored parity via a deflected effort.
Christian Eriksen fortuitously halved the deficit three minutes before the interval and an improved second - half performance from Spurs left City in jeopardy of surrendering a two - goal lead just as they did in last week's Manchester derby.
Sub Alexandre Lacazette halved the deficit with a low drive (65) through Ederson's legs, but City regained their two - goal lead through their own sub Gabriel Jesus (74), netting from close range despite David Silva being in an offside position before crossing.
«We started really well and we didn't panic (when Everton halved the deficit from the spot).
Although Nemanja Vidić halved the deficit, United had left themselves too much to do and Paul Scholes became the first player to be sent off in the fixture late on as Zenit held on to add another trophy ahead of their maiden UEFA Champions League campaign.
Reading recorded a 2 - 1 win away at Brighton as Stephen Quinn and John Swift struck before a late Tommer Hemed consolation halved the deficit.
He described as «a mistake» Labour's claim to be able halve the deficit largely by cutting spending.
«His aim to half the deficit still leaves us with crippling interest payments at the expense of future public spending.
«If you don't have growth, you'll never halve the deficit,» he roared.
The five - year, $ 496 billion measure achieves roughly half its deficit reductions...
Both Eds take a less hawkish line on the deficit than David Miliband, who is committed to Alistair Darling's plan arbitrarily to halve the deficit over four years.
The 49ers came back from an eight - point second half deficit and had all the momentum in the world after a breakaway windmill slam dunk from James Ennis put them in front, 61 - 59.
John Carver's men, after trailing their visitors by 0 - 2 at the break, came out fighting in the second half and Moussa Sissoko halved the deficit in the 48th minute, but they could not breach David Ospina's resistance for the second time on the day.
The home side had a good chance to halve the deficit with a quarter of the game to go but Charlie Austin headed over.
These ministers want more emphasis put on Labour's pledge to halve the deficit through tax rises and spending cuts.
A 16 - point second - half deficit against the undefeated No. 1 high school girls team in the country — especially against a team that has been your nemesis for more than a decade — is a tall mountain to climb.
Midfielder Gosling converted into the roof of the net in the 89th minute after Cherries substitute Adam Smith set up a tense final 10 minutes by halving the deficit.
Andrew Robertson got down the left - wing, and curled a beautiful pass that eluded the entire Chelsea defence, and left Ahmed Elmohamady the simple task of halving the deficit.
Christian Eriksen's goal on 42 minutes halved the deficit and gave Spurs hope of a second - half fightback, but Raheem Sterling confirmed City's victory by netting from close range on 72 minutes.
Cameron will also have noticed that in last night's debate on the fiscal responsibility bill — the one committing the government to halving the deficit within four years — only two Labour backbenchers spoke, and they both opposed it.
Rallying from second - half deficits in its previous two playoff games to reach the state finals, the Raiders once again pulled themselves out of a late - game hole.
This centrist approach was decried by the Wildrose Alliance, which proposed $ 2.9 billion in spending cuts to halve the deficit.
This came just as Arsenal looked to be getting back into it at the Etihad Stadium, with Alexandre Lacazette coming off the bench to halve the deficit in the 65th minute.
A lot of folks had written Vanderbilt off, but James Franklin's had their signature scrappiness on display, fighting back from a 24 - 14 second half deficit to pull out the win.
Earlier, Washington battled back from a first - half deficit to take Game 1 in the East.
The game was tied entering the fourth quarter after the Nets came back from a 17 - point first - half deficit.