1.   As irrational as it sounds, many companies hire new workers and then turn around and slash their payrolls.

2.   The telecommunications giant joined a growing number of employers in growth industries that have slashed payrolls even as their profits soared.

3.   And pending the outcome of the Los Arcos project, payroll might be slashed.

4.   As a result, little progress is anticipated on the issues of slashing payrolls and trimming state pension payments.

5.   Bigger farms have slashed their payrolls and sharply cut back on the care of their fields.

6.   Boeing achieved that by cutting costs, slashing payroll and focusing on contracts that could make money, said spokesman Dave Suffia.

7.   Both the Expos and the Royals, seeking to slash their payrolls, may make more moves to achieve their aim.

8.   All over the world, governments have either been slashing their payrolls or proclaiming their intention to do so as soon as politically possible.

9.   But the two have been strained since Allen asked Bowden to start slashing the payroll.