The first minister replied the level of unemployed teachers in Scotland was "lower than south of the border".
By law, the across-the-board cuts are supposed to be taken in equal measure from front-line programs like air traffic control, meat inspection and the Border Patrol and lower-priority items such as agriculture research and subsidies for airline travel to rural airports.
Thousands cheer rival guards in silly hats who strut with mock aggression, lower their flags and slam shut the border gates.
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States bordering Canada, such as Maine and Minnesota, have been packing their elderly on buses and sending them across the border to take advantage of lower prices for certain prescription drugs.
Among the subtle changes Stewart made to the artwork is a bold border, which also covers up the lower half of his name.
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At least 13 Pakistani security troops were killed in a similar cross-border raid by Taliban in the neighbouring Lower Dir district two months ago.
Mr McColl, one of the country's leading entrepreneurs, said he supported the devolution of corporation tax to enable the Scottish Government to set lower rates which would attract companies north of the border.
Businesses in the Republic have been hit by shoppers travelling north to avail of cheaper goods and a lower VAT rate, and revenue lost to cross-border shopping has been a sore point for the Irish government.
Illegal immigrants are choosing instead to cross the border in Arizona and the wilder parts of the lower Rio Grande valley.
It also commits us to finding ways to eliminate regulatory barriers to cross-border trade and travel, because simpler rules lead to lower costs for business and consumers, and ultimately to more jobs.
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Countries agreed to lower their most blatant barriers to trade, such as import tariffs or quotas imposed at the border, while intervening at will, with taxes, subsidies and regulations, in their domestic economies.
The number of cars using the bridge, at 9, 000 a day, is much lower than expected because tolls are steep (SKr500 for a return journey), and cross-border traffic is building up only slowly.
And on the border between Sweden and Norway, Swedish retailers have set up shop to allow Norwegians to take advantage of lower Swedish prices.
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