For years,fires from lightening and logger's campfires burned through the areas where the forest had been cut down.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Paul Bunyan was a hero of North America's lumberjacks, the workers who cut down trees.

VOA: special.2011.05.07

In the nineteen fifties, forests were cut down for wood and other products.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

John took out his axe and cut down the tree.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

As a boy, Paul helped his father cut down trees.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

They cut down many trees to build the boats.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Supporters of the law in Arizona say it will help cut down on crime by illegal immigrants from Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

The Lebanese military says it soldiers opened fire when the Israelis strayed across the border to cut down a tree.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"I have to cut down . It is an Indian wedding, so you cannot do without gold, so I have to give,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

For years, might?" doctors have been telling patients to cut down on saturated fats - the kinds of fats in meats and milk,for example.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"It is always nice to get a little package on a Saturday but if it means not paying people properly or having to cut down, I will understand."

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

"Jack's challenge over the next few years is to use his extraordinary skill and experience to cut down that deficit and put our nation back on a fiscally responsible path.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Telling white pioneers that they could no longer shoot game in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park to feed their families or cut down trees for firewood was much harder.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"We've seen the example of Greece, where there was no more trust in the Greek government's ability to cut down the budget, to contain the debt or to keep it under control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

But there was no man on the farm to cut it down and sell it.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

But prices are down sharply now because the recession cut demand for energy.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

The Postal Service also wants to shut down some post offices and cut back on funding health care for retired mail carriers.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

During the conference, international donors also voiced their support for President Karzai's offer to reconcile and reintegrate elements of the Taliban who lay down their weapons, support the constitution and cut ties with terrorist organizations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20