| The DA objected to adjustments resulting from cost-saving implemented by the provincial Treasury as part of its belt-tightening measures. |
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| After last year's belt-tightening, there's no reason to think that the expenditure ranking has improved. |
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| The Student Union faces years of belt-tightening and substandard service provision in light of the annual budget published this week. |
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| Although the state's budget crisis demands that sacrifices be made, the belt-tightening is not equal. |
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| Recruitment of new personnel has stopped and belt-tightening measures have been put in place, he added. |
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| They are assuming that belt-tightening measures would be unpopular, and they would be voted out. |
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| By late May, it was unclear how the belt-tightening would affect settlements. |
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| On Sunday the Portuguese government approved belt-tightening measures that would bring the deficit to 2.9 percent. |
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| The legislature froze 75 percent of the GIO's annual budget this year, forcing the office to adopt belt-tightening measures. |
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| Now with all of the changes and the belt-tightening the outlook for the future of the Programme looks grim. |
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| But like every other worker, they can live with a little belt-tightening now for the promise of a secure future. |
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| This will therefore be a belt-tightening budget, unfortunately not the ideal setting for giving the Organization a new lease of life. |
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| The company was starting a period of belt-tightening and a campaign to increase worker productivity. |
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| In a time of belt-tightening, the optimal usage of resources is not just an asset but also a question of survival. |
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| The Speech from the Throne clearly said where the government will go in belt-tightening. |
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| Has this belt-tightening policy been abolished on the basis of the Lisbon decisions? |
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| His firm stance was backed by 62 percent of the population, a poll showed, despite widespread reservations about the belt-tightening measures themselves. |
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| Membership is constrained by industry-wide belt-tightening measures that often restrict travel, corporate sponsorships, and funding individual membership dues. |
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| Nevertheless, in the wake of fines and legal fees related to the price-fixing probe, Christie's is proceeding with a number of serious belt-tightening measures. |
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| However, the double impact of higher oil prices and rising interest rates would see a notable squeeze on household spending and belt-tightening across the economy. |
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| Above all, the Commission faced the continuing challenge of meeting new levels of public expectation within an overall climate of economic belt-tightening and with fewer organizational resources of its own. |
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| But in an era of belt-tightening, is passion enough to survive? |
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| Since we are in a time of belt-tightening, this new economic model for computing has found fertile ground and is seeing massive global investment. |
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| Instead, Flaherty claims to maintain a balanced budget by assuming that the Canadian economy will not experience a recession and he has instead unveiled belt-tightening measures. |
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| But having promised Brazilians that belt-tightening would be painless, she may unbuckle at the first twinges of discomfort. |
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| Evidence, presumably, of BBC belt-tightening. |
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| Many Greeks fear the aid package will lead to further belt-tightening. |
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| The message of all this Chanel belt-tightening is that the rich are not just like you and me. |
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| But sometimes, belt-tightening at the state level translates into trickle-down costs for local governments. |
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