1.   He went to garage, took out axe, took out knife, went upstairs and killed them both.

2.   So, please think carefully before you take an axe to any ivy and consider the harm that may be done to countless woodland birds and insects.

3.   But he argued that the Republican Congress, wanting to cut taxes, is taking the axe to programs on which the federal government should be spending money.

4.   In other words, this court has taken an axe to many fundamental liberties -- rights supposedly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

5.   Banc of Securities retail analyst Shelly Hale predicted a heavy axe would be taken to the group.

6.   The sharp improvement was delivered as corporate chiefs took an axe to staff numbers and trimmed the number of hours worked, while keeping output relatively steady.