Sentence examples for despite slashing from inspiring English sources

It was notable for cutting taxes, but also for recording a fiscal deficit despite slashing services.Mr Harper clearly hopes to run a tight ship.

On Wednesday, Canon raised its net income projection for the past fiscal year, despite slashing its sales target 15 percent because of sluggish sales of its digital cameras.

In 1956, Tenley Albright won gold at the Cortina Games despite slashing her leg to the bone with a skate blade days before the competition.

Ford still posted a pretax loss of $3.5 billion in its North American market, despite slashing 32,800 hourly jobs through buyouts and retirements.

But the college failed to attract more than 200 students by the time of its takeover despite slashing fees to £9,250.

Denmark's Maersk Oil bought half of Africa Oil's stakes in three Kenyan licences and another two Ethiopian licences, paying up to $845m £559mm) for the privilege despite slashing costs in keeping with the industry trend.

Despite slashed expectations, oil and gas can still weigh given $43 [West Texas crude price].

In 1929, the relatively new American automotive industry sold a then-record 5 million cars, according to a quick Google search; in 1930, despite slashed prices, the number of cars sold dropped to 2 million.

Despite the slashing and bludgeoning and signs of resistance, Mr. Tankleff had no scratches or bruises and no blood or skin scrapings under his fingernails.

Television replays showed that Murrell -- despite a slashing, second-effort run and lunge -- was stopped short of the goal line by safety Greg Jackson.

WorldCom promptly announced that it was laying off 17,000 employees -- one-fifth of its work force -- in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, but despite the slashing and burning, it wound up submitting the largest Chapter 11 filing in United States history.