across-the-board reduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofacross-the-boardandreduction
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across-the-board
adjective[before noun]
uk/əˌkrɒs.ðəˈbɔːd/us/əˌkrɑːs.ðəˈbɔːrd/
affecting everyone or everything within an organization, system, ...
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reduction
noun
uk/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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(Definition ofacross-the-boardandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Firms are the only winners, now earning higher profits because of their ability to outsource and theacross-the-boardreductionin wages.
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It was for these reasons that we thought it better to make a generalacross-the-boardreduction.
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Any revaluation in the course of the marketing year would mean anacross-the-boardreductionin the level of support prices already announced.
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It is not anacross-the-boardreductionbut a reduction concentrated entirely on those who have to pay for prescriptions.
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Therefore, there will be noacross-the-boardreductionin the salaries of the men now working in the steel industry.
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There is a strong likelihood of anacross-the-boardreductionin grants to voluntary organisations.
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I do not believe that anacross-the-boardreductionin energy prices would be right.
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This all adds up to anacross-the-boardreductionin taxes and interest rates—the crucial emphasis should be on across the board.
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In a subsequent budget year it must be considered whether this fairly simplistic and automaticacross-the-boardreductionapproach can be repeated.
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The cohesion fund was not involved in theacross-the-boardreduction.
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It is not a question of giving our backing to anacross-the-boardreductionin working hours through binding legislation.
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Is the £10 million reduction anacross-the-boardreductionor is it weighted in favour of the small and medium-size companies?
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On previous occasions we have already indicated that we would prefer an adjusted reduction or increase of the individual budget headings to anacross-the-boardreduction, whatever the result.
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As for theacross-the-boardreductionfor all community charge payers, we could not be sure that it would not seep into higher expenditure by local authorities.
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If one accepts the overall policy of making reductions, it is better to do it in a way that preserves excellence, instead of making anacross-the-boardreductionin all universities.
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In fact, across-the-board reductions have been proposed to us, which are not in line with the real situation.
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