Sentence examples for scope of the cuts from inspiring English sources

The scope of the cuts – stunning in their breadth — is hidden.

Mr. Levy stopped short of spelling out the scope of the cuts he anticipated, saying that would come later.

Seeking to exploit that potential opening, the White House decided to considerably expand the scope of the cuts in the latter stages of planning.

The benefit reduction was not explained in George Osborne's speech to parliament, where he outlined the scope of the cuts, and subsequently has not attracted much attention amid the myriad of changes announced that day.

Republicans, acknowledging the significant scope of the cuts, said the nation could no longer afford to keep spending at such high levels and that attacking the deficit could lead to a more stable economy.

While Mr. Ogunlesi has not made a final decision on how deep the cuts will be, the executives said, he has begun meeting with department heads to consider the scope of the cuts and to start assembling a list of candidates to be laid off.

The scope of those cuts in Opel's German workforce, though unclear, has already triggered labor threats to withdraw union concessions to help Opel struggle through the recession.

But its passage remained no certainty because of the scope of the proposed cuts.

Liberal groups immediately condemned the plan when news of it broke, for its Social Security and Medicare changes and for the scope of the spending cuts.

James J. Finley, associate director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, a lobbying group representing 147 city and town governments in the state, said the size and scope of the education cuts surprised him.

If they don't want the Republican Party to demand concessions in exchange for voting to raise the debt ceiling, don't concede their premise (it's an odd sort of hostage situation when the hostage seems to want to be there) and enter into months of negotiation over the size and scope of the deficit cuts; do what Bill Clinton did and actually call the Republicans' bluff.