11.   There would be no mass redundancies in France, they said.

12.   There would be no mass redundancies in France, the president of AXA, Claude Bebear said.

13.   While admitting that mass redundancies would mean a surge in unemployment, Zhu stressed that such an outcome was the only realistic choice.

14.   Schimmeyer said the workers had also been given guarantees that mass redundancies would be avoided and the number of apprentices would not be reduced.

15.   The government has continually put off a drastic overhaul of state enterprises, fearing the social consequences of mass redundancies.

16.   The government has continually held off from a drastic overhaul of state enterprises, fearing the social consequences of mass redundancies.

17.   The mass redundancies could spark strike action by unions, which only recently threatened a walk-out over wage arrears.