Sentence examples for been slashed to less from inspiring English sources
At one time, several million elephants roamed the African continent, they noted, but their numbers have been slashed to less than 500,000.
In its editorial, the Denver Post editorial board wrote that in recent years its staff has been slashed to less than 100 from more than 250 — and that's before a layoff of 30, which is supposed to be completed by July.
Then, an unofficial count by The Associated Press suggested his lead was slashed to less than half that.
Or the fear of having their company go on public assistance, in which case, thanks to Obama, their welfare payment will be slashed to less than $10,000 a week?
In May's inflation report, it forecast that the economy would grow by 2.3% this year, but economists believe this could now be slashed to less than 1%, which would be the largest downgrade in the Bank's forecasts between inflation reports since it became independent in 1997.
* Maximum employee contributions to 401(k) plans would be slashed to $7,000 annually, less any amounts contributed to an individual retirement account, from $30,000.
GM says its price tag would be a fifth of that on a conventional car, with running costs slashed to less than a third.
Capital expenditures have been slashed 30%, to $280 million.
Mr. Alford said both attendance and revenue were up only slightly from 1996 during the period March 20 through June 30 (the latest date for which figures are available), but expenses have been slashed, from nearly $3.5 million two years ago, to less than $1.9 million.
