drastic cut
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdrasticandcut
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drastic
adjective
uk/ˈdræs.tɪk/us/ˈdræs.tɪk/
(especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very ...
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cut
noun
uk/kʌt/us/kʌt/
an injury made when the skin is cut with ...
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(Definition ofdrasticandcutfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not adrasticcut.
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This is a verydrasticcut.
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Thedrasticcutin the sow herd speaks for itself.
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He would not have made thisdrasticcut.
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If there is going to be adrasticcut, all headings will be affected linearly.
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I reject the second, because it would involve adrasticcutin our standard of living.
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I am not satisfied that there has been a sufficientlydrasticcut.
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The fishermen in my constituency fear a huge anddrasticcutin their income.
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That would have modified the effect of thedrasticcutin top income tax rates.
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We cannot help that department because of thedrasticcutin the use of capital receipts.
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We must do this on a scale which requires adrasticcutin our defence commitments.
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I do not think that the community generally will regard that as a verydrasticcut.
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There has been adrasticcutin the number of home helps.
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When they retire, they suffer adrasticcutin their income.
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It is inevitable that there will be adrasticcutin living standards.
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The next policy is a thoroughlydrasticcutin the social services.
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We need a more gradual downturn in production rather than thisdrasticcutwithin 14 days.
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Can we have an assurance that the recentdrasticcutin imports will not affect this very important export trade?
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Adrasticcutcould force out poorer land from cereal production, but what is the alternative—more sheep and trees?
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We can do this only if we take immediate steps to ensure adrasticcutin arms expenditure.
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My constituents working in factories and foundries have suffered adrasticcutin their take-home pay.
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There has been adrasticcutback in milk production and in the size of the dairy herd.
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We have always known that there were powerful forces pressing for adrasticcut-back in coal production.
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I am also glad to see that there is to be nodrasticcutin raw materials.
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There were cuts in all the public services and there was adrasticcutin unemployment pay.
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