If there is only a small amount of rot, the dead material can be cut away.

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It says the economic crisis has cut the amount of foreign aid and investment going to poor countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

Under non-marginal cuts, you get the full amount of the cut no matter if you work more or not.

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With this in mind, and in an effort to stoke up lending, the People's Bank of China has cut the amount of money that banks need to keep in reserve three times in the past few months.

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Moreover, these incentives do not just expand or contract the economy by the amount of any tax cut or tax increase.

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