Hospitals often prefer to chop a bill down in percentage terms rather than fight over individual charges.

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With a global satellite presence, News Corp would be able to chop up and repackage content for different markets many times over.

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Usually when a home has been on the market over a year, the listing price gets a chop or two.

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At the same time they plan to double spending on education and research over the next five years, raise family allowances and chop the tax bill of those with low incomes.

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Make your way through the warren of corridors to the Chop Room, where you can sit by a fireplace, watched over by a portrait of Samuel Johnson, trying not to be put off by the rather bland beer.

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"With what we learn over the next few months, we'll see if we can chop (the area of uncertainty) back a bit" for future missions, Chen said.

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And this bill, like previous ones, heavily favours roads and highways over mass transit (dedicated funds for bike and walking paths also faced the chop).

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