Some also believe America would have offered an ambitious cut in its cotton subsidies, which are of particular concern to West African exporters.

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African farmers in particular want the US to cut subsidies to American cotton farmers.

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His fall collection has brushed-cotton trousers cut like jeans, available in half a dozen colors that include autumnal reds and oranges.

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Consider the source of the suit: Walzel Jewelers, an authorized Rolex dealer in Houston that doesn't cotton to cut-rate competition on the web.

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Your casual dresses should include bias-cut floor-length sundresses and skirts with cotton gauze tops, worn with flat or low-wedge strappy sandals or espadrilles.

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Mr. Ohlsson said declining costs for raw materials such as cotton and wood likely would allow the company to cut prices another 1% this fiscal year.

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In 1982-83, the desert city of Piura was flooded for four months, the cotton crop of the nearby valleys was washed away, and mudslides cut roads and railways in the Andes, hindering the transport of output from mines.

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The string of five straight 3s began when Tekele Cotton spotted up with 6:05 remaining and hit a shot that cut Wichita State's seven-point deficit to four.

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If these deals fail to attract shoppers and stores are forced to offer further price cuts, it could cut into profit margins, particularly as retailers have been facing rising costs of materials from cotton to gold, retail experts said.

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So the removal of the opening word in the short cotton label sewn to the chest of the defence minister's camouflage fatigues might be a very costly cut indeed.

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