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Discover LudwigThe phrase "cut back by" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate a reduction in something, often in terms of budget, resources, or consumption. Example: "The company had to cut back by 20% on its marketing budget this year."
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A recession is merely a period of recalibration after businesses get ahead of themselves by overestimating consumption demand and are then forced to cut back by making staff redundant, paring back inventories and cutting capacity.
I cut back by one pill every three days.
"We've cut back by attrition but not layoffs," he said.
In Monterey, each household must cut back by 20percentt or face stiff fines.
Cut back by a third when they are about a foot tall.
Legal aid had been axed, and Citizens Advice has been cut back by 75% in Manchester.
"When we were at Marist College, we had to cut back by a third".
A fund in Atlanta weighing a $7.5 million investment has cut back by $3 million.
One staff member said: "The security has been cut back by Securitas.
GM and Ford have cut back by a similar amount.Across the world carmakers are mothballing factories and dropping shifts.
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"Food manufacturers and outlets are no longer being policed properly by environmental health officers because they have been cut back [by councils], so this will make things worse".
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