impose cutbacks

Frequency: 7.111.9 per million words

To officially force a reduction to happen.

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  • The new government plans to impose severe cutbacks on public spending.
  • Due to the recession, the company was forced to impose drastic cutbacks across all departments.
  • Strict cutbacks were imposed on the arts budget, leading to widespread protests.
  • The university administration announced it will impose cutbacks in non-essential programs next year.
  • Imposing such sharp cutbacks without consultation will surely lead to employee dissatisfaction.
  • If the economic downturn continues, we will have no choice but to impose further cutbacks.
  • The management has imposed major cutbacks on travel and entertainment expenses.
  • Their primary strategy to survive the crisis is to impose immediate cutbacks on production.
  • Is it fair for the council to impose cutbacks that disproportionately affect the most vulnerable citizens?
  • The finance minister is going to impose budgetary cutbacks to tackle the national debt.