Many merchants,stung by last year's disastrous showing, kept smaller inventories and did not have to slash prices to sell their products.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

President Obama says he plans to slash it in half by 2014 through a combination of tax increases on wealthy Americans, and cuts in domestic programs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

The Greek government has promised to slash its public deficit from nearly 13 percent of gross domestic product to nearly nine percent of Gross Domestic Product by the year's end.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Small storeowners like Paul Phan have begun to slash prices.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

But in return, governments must slash public spending.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24