1.   A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies.

2.   Bulk buying has enabled the company to cut costs.

3.   The company is cutting its workforce.

4.   The company recently cut the price of its best-selling car.

5.   Some companies are cutting costs and hoping for the best.

6.   A carpet company is cutting a hundred and fifty jobs.

7.   Although phone companies can cut some costs by consolidating contiguous operations, some analysts said that cost-cutting was not the prime motivation for this merger.

8.   An Astra spokesman said today that the company would cut production by half to reflect the expected slump in demand.

9.   Analysts said that there had been a perception that the company would soon cut its costs deeply.

10.   And companies have cut many workers in the recession, increasing the work load on those who remain.