A vicious price war between manufacturers has cut margins to the bone.
制造商之间的恶性价格战已将利润削减到了最低。
The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.
大型工厂正试图通过削减成本以维持生存。
Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。
They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。
The Superpowers turned to the harder task of cutting their nuclear arsenals.
超级大国开始着手削减核武器库这项更为艰难的工作。
They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.
他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。
He insists any tax cut be matched dollar-for-dollar with cuts in spending.
他坚持每一项减税都要和支出削减一一对应。
Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
雇主削减成本的时候，数千名银行雇员面临被解雇的命运。
This consolidation meant having to reduce the numerical strength of the Army.
这次合并意味着不得不削减陆军的兵力。
HMS Warspite was decommissioned as part of defence cuts.
作为削减国防开支的一部分，英国皇家海军舰艇“厌战”号宣布退役。
The two leaders also approved treaties to cut stockpiles of chemical weapons.
两位领导人还同意签署削减化学武器储备的几项条约。
Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
The property business could be sold or run down.
可售出或削减房地产业务。
Any progress in reducing chemical weapons is welcome.
削减化学武器的任何进展都是受人欢迎的。