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Discover LudwigThe phrase "cutting about" is a correct and usable structure in written English.
It is often used in informal contexts to describe someone who is moving quickly and erratically, or who is behaving in a frantic or chaotic manner. Example: "The children were cutting about the playground, shouting and chasing each other with reckless abandon."
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[C2.] Bristol-Myers Squibb to Cut Jobs Bristol-Myers Squisb is cutting about 1,000 jobs, including 350 in New Jersey.
Britain is cutting about as fast as it can without seriously damaging the economy.
Merrill Lynch & Company is cutting about 400 jobs in its private client group, citing the weak economic environment.
It will also close a Weiser Lock office and distribution plant in Tucson, Ariz., cutting about 150 jobs.
The budget papers reveal that iron-ore prices have almost halved since last year, cutting about A$90 billion from forecast export-revenue.
It involved cutting about 1,000 jobs, dropping some international routes and launching new operations in Asia, where costs are lower, including a budget airline in Japan.
The Democrats said their plan would balance the books by cutting about $110 million in spending and raising more than $65 million in additional property taxes.
AT&T Laboratories, the telecommunications company's elite research arm, is cutting about 200 jobs as it shifts its focus to Internet-based network technologies.
Johnson Matthey, the world's biggest maker of metal catalysts for car emission control devices, is restructuring its operation and cutting about 200 jobs.
The company is cutting about 130 jobs in the United States and about 100 in Europe, a spokeswoman, Wendy Wilson, said.
Neighbouring Leeds City Council revealed earlier that it also faced cutting about 600 jobs to make savings of £55m from its 2012-13 budget.
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