Example sentences of "[noun] cut [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he can look that prospect squarely in the eye and both parties cut out the cheap jibes , they will see that they are talking the same language . |
| 2 | It said 60 anti-guerrilla units cut down the plants in the indigenous area of Aponte in El Tablon , more than 460km ( 312 miles ) southwest of Bogota , at the weekend . |
| 3 | As a result , the cocoa exporters cut down the use of the toxic pills . |
| 4 | He issues an encyclical saying hard drugs should be made cheaply available to addicts to cut out the mobsters , and insists that every child ought to be a wanted child . |
| 5 | He is near enough for his bulk to cut out the reflection of the sky and so his own reflection does not reproduce his colours but allows us to see into the water . |
| 6 | TRANSPORT links in Livingston are to come under scrutiny in a bid to cut down the number of cars on the roads . |
| 7 | But in addition to his constructive plans , Lanfranc also took steps to cut down the force of opposition to his changes by sending away ‘ for correction ’ one of the chief trouble-makers , a monk called Osbern . |
| 8 | You could even get an off-line-reader to cut down the phone bills to hardly anything . |
| 9 | In Earls Court in 1966 , before the days of good acoustic panels , we draped silk parachutes from the roof in an attempt to cut down the echo ; nowadays technology helps ! |
| 10 | Use the axe to cut out the feeling of obligation . |
| 11 | Today we use polarised sunglasses to cut out the dazzle of polarised light reflected from water and other bright surfaces . |
| 12 | We need your help to cut short the troubles that will follow . ’ |
| 13 | Meanwhile , Chris Protheroe cut out the sections of the fractured stabiliser chord and returned to Farnborough with the pieces for examination by metallurgists from both the Royal Aircraft Establishment and the Boeing company . |
| 14 | But when Mike Mannion cut loose the home side collapsed to 127 all out . |
| 15 | Madame cut short the protest . |
| 16 | For a subtle effect with lighting in the evenings , install low-voltage lights in your alcove , and use perforated hardboard to cut out the arch shape . |
| 17 | There was no international recognition of the Hun Sen government , no agreement on the cessation of foreign military aid , and Prince Sihanouk did not do a deal with Hun Sen cutting out the Khmer Rouge . |
| 18 | It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . |
| 19 | The Western sheep and cattle rangers cut down the big trees and put a stop to the burning of bush . |
| 20 | This is because the carbon monoxide content of cigarette smoke cuts down the amount of oxygen in the blood and accordingly the heart has to work harder yet it is getting less oxygen . |
| 21 | Sara cut back the scream . |
| 22 | A most unforeseen occurrence cut short the Revd Dr William Dodd 's participation in this crusade when , a few years after he wrote his Account , he was charged with the capital offence of forgery . |
| 23 | In any case , the darkness and the Balaclava cut down the risk of recognition . |
| 24 | Two Interim reports were published in January 1931 which further developed the principles , but economic retrenchment cut back the work . |
| 25 | When the wood is dry , use chisel and mallet to cut away the rotten , crumbling material until sound wood is encountered . |
| 26 | When Suleiman Franjieh refused to accept the growing Phalangist relationship with Israel in 1977 , Pierre Gemayel 's son Bashir — destined himself to be elected president of Lebanon — sent his gunmen to the north Lebanese town of Ehden to cut down the young man in whom Franjieh had vested all his hopes . |
| 27 | Develop their techniques ; use every means to cut down the time used up . |
| 28 | Suddenly , in July 1945 , with the successful testing of the atomic bomb , the Allied found themselves in possession of the means to cut short the war . |
| 29 | Most importantly for Lear , lithography cut out the need for , and the expense of , the middlemen or professional draughtsmen , who all too often destroyed the artistry of a drawing by their clinical interpretation . |
| 30 | I passed an old man cutting back the undergrowth with a rusty scythe . |