Example sentences of "to cut [adv prt] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way I could have done real justice to the subject would have been to cut down on other chapters , and that would have made it more of a carp book than anything else . |
| 2 | The DSS is taking action to cut down on big mortgages being paid by the taxpayer . |
| 3 | The best advice now available is to cut down on Omega-6 fats and balance them with Omega-3 fish oils . |
| 4 | The move follows EC legislation to cut down on work-related illnesses such as repetitive strain injury and eye problems . |
| 5 | The open-ended commitment to a vastly expensive discretionary scheme for criminal injuries compensation , sanctioned by statute in 1988 but not yet brought into force at the time of writing , was a particular Treasury bête noire , leading to pressure to cut back on other things if Ministers maintained that it was politically unacceptable to curtail the cost . |
| 6 | If you 're planning the holiday of a lifetime or aiming to spend fortunes on a new hobby or faddish craze you 'll have to cut back on other expenses Saturday . |
| 7 | ‘ The Dept of Health is urging us to cut back on fatty foods , yet here is just that sort of food promoted as really good value . ’ |
| 8 | We felt it right to accept the inevitable costs at this stage in the economic cycle and not to cut back on long-term plans that will strengthen the economy . |
| 9 | Darman 's claim that this would save $47,000 million on social spending over the next five years drew a sceptical response from opposition Democrats , who feared that it masked a real intent to cut back on social programmes . |