At least 6, 000 jobs will have to be cut and 200 branches closed to get costs down just to Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi's level.
Overhead, black branches cut their silhouettes on the navy sky.
The Holy Thorn tree on Wearyall Hill, which had its branches cut off by vandals in 2010, is said to have been grown from a cutting from the original tree.
In many areas local utility companies will even cut back your wayward tree branches free of charge if they sit too close to electrical lines.
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This week 35 student associations, including those at Bristol and Exeter universities, contacted their teachers' union branches, urging them to cut a deal locally.
The restructuring of Laiki and the sale of the toxic-asset laden Greek branches of Cypriot banks is expected to cut the amount the country needs to raise to about 3 billion euros instead of 5.8 billion euros, officials have said.
Another project would cut a new navigation channel into the Mississippi before it branches south, allowing sediment to build up in what's left of the delta.
The lesson seems to have been lost on WaMu, which instead of getting rid of incompetent senior managers, has been trying to cut costs recently by firing masses of sales people and closing branches that sell mortgages.
Sallows cut and treated with saliva, however, grew 110% more branches.
Bankia, NCG and Catalunya Banc must cut their loans and investments by over 60% in the next five years, shut half their branches and shed thousands of staff.
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