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pare down


  • v  decrease gradually or bit by bit
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  • Greece shuts broadcaster to save money, staff protest
    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said it was temporarily closing state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday to lay off staff and slim down the organization as part of budget cuts, drawing protests from workers and junior partners in the ruling coalition. The announcement was one of the most drastic measures yet to pare down the country's public institutions as part of austerity measures imposed on Greece as a ...
    June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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