But that alone will not get him to his goal of halving the budget deficit in four years, nor will the other cost cutting he discussed Tuesday night.

但仅仅如此还不能达到他所期望的四年内财政赤字减半的目标---即使加上周二晚他所讨论的其他成本削减措施。

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He explained that while many companies had reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter of this year, this was mainly due to cost cutting rather than higher sales.

他解释说，虽然许多公司已公布了今年第三季度好于预期的业绩，但这主要是归因于公司削减成本，而不是出于销售的增长。

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Cost cutting is a natural response to uncertain economic times, and done properly, it can certainly help your small business stay profitable.

削减开支是应对不明朗的经济形势的自然反应。 处理得当的话，当然能帮助你的企业保持盈利 。

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On Wednesday, Chrysler members of the United Auto Workers approved cost cutting measures.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

But Mr.Obama's critics point out that the $100 million in cost cutting is miniscule - just a tiny fraction of one percent of the federal budget deficit.

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On Wednesday, thousands of public employees in Greece held a strike to protest cost-cutting measures.

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Voter preference for cost cutting over tax raising was pronounced in two other questions.

FORBES: Voters Like GOP Concepts on Deficit Reduction

As appealing as cost cutting sounds, it can't improve returns except within the shortest time frame.

FORBES: Leadership

First, most cost cutting is easily matched by competitors, thus offering little or no competitive advantage.

FORBES: Leadership