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"Retrenchment," and it was echoed from all sides with all manner of fun and mock solemnity; but those who were in the inner circle doubtless felt, more than the youngsters did, the seriousness of matters.
Brook Farm John Thomas Codman
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"Retrenchment" have been used to cover a policy which by reducing the
Rebuilding Britain A Survey Of Problems Of Reconstruction After The World War Alfred Hopkinson 1895
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"Retrenchment"/layoffs of tenure-track and tenured faculty is just the next step.
Wired Campus 2010
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"Retrenchment"/layoffs of tenure-track and tenured faculty is just the next step.
Wired Campus 2010
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Taking first the second of the two objects mentioned by Adam Smith, it will be convenient under the heading of "Retrenchment" to treat not only the question of economy in the expenditure of the State, but also the other side of the account, and consider what general lines of action should be adopted to make revenue balance expenditure, in the first place by reducing expenditure, and, in the second, by increasing revenue, in view of the fact that the absolutely necessary expenditure will be enormously enhanced to meet the interest on the National Debt.
Rebuilding Britain A Survey Of Problems Of Reconstruction After The World War Alfred Hopkinson 1895
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1815, "Retrenchment" deprived him of this office, and he was placed on half-pay.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various
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Retrenchment certainly is the order of the day, but calling which defensive play to employ remains up for grabs.
Time for Investors to Get Defensive Michele Maatouk 2011
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Were that to happen, the OECD said the government would be justified in softening planned public investment cutsThe OECD report said: Retrenchment by the household and public sectors continues to be a drag on the economy.
Britain will be back in recession this winter, warns OECD 2011
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Retrenchment at Villa Park seemed to stop with the arrival of Darren Bent but will return if Ashley Young and Stewart Downing are sold.
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Retrenchment and restructuring following the financial crisis created leaner, more profitable companies.
America's Debt-Ceiling Opportunity Emil W. Henry Jr. 2011
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