It is understood that Gallas has agreed to take a wage cut to join Spurs after rejecting an offer from Arsenal over the summer that amounted to a pay cut and shortened deal.

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The 24-year-old spent most of the season on loan to Hearts after agreeing a wage cut to join the club he supported as a boy.

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Wells, the last major bank not to cut its dividend, will surely be forced to join those that have, and it will be forced to request substantial additional capital from Washington.

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It also provides subsidies to private insurers to compete with traditional Medicare, giving seniors the opportunity to join managed-care plans, which typically cut costs by restricting patient access to specialists.

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All of them were invited to join the wrestling team, which had a no cut policy in their middle school.

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The only way for American to become profitable again is to join a more successful rival, push prices up and cut costs dramatically.

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To join the global economy, for instance, they must cut tariffs.

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McDowell's Northern Irish compatriot Gareth Maybin will join him in the weekend's final rounds having made the cut on the number at seven over thanks to an eagle at the 18th to close his second round.

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Chesnutt and Picciotto join host Terry Gross to discuss their latest album together, At The Cut.

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They certainly succeeded on December 3rd, when Germany's Bundesbank, followed by the other ten central banks of the countries that will join Europe's single currency, the euro, in January, cut interest rates.

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