Example sentences of "[noun] to cut [adv prt] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High levels of mercury have been reported from Faroese for some years , and the Health Department there has advised islanders to cut down on the amount of whalemeat they eat . |
| 2 | Stella the personnel administrator will not simply push paper around in Personnel but will take action to cut down on the bureaucracy . |
| 3 | A subsidised dog neutering scheme is being extended in South Tyneside to cut down on the number of stray dogs . |
| 4 | It 's all part of a plan to cut down on the quantity of rubbish being taken to already overflowing landfill sites . |
| 5 | In fact erm there are now , you could say , too many teachers in the system overall , and that 's why there are new proposals erm both in the colleges and in the universities to cut back on the number of teachers that are being trained . |
| 6 | Thus , where a council was developing hostel accommodation to cut down on the use of bed-and-breakfast placements there was no provision within that hostel accommodation for disabled people . |
| 7 | The Home Secretary Michael Howard has announced measures to cut down on the amount of police paperwork and put more officers back onto the streets . |