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Example sentences for: cutting

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Navy commanders in the Persian Gulf are more worried about Iran in the long term than Iraq: Iran's beefed-up navy is capable of cutting off one-fifth of the world's oil supply, and its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons make it a threat even beyond the Gulf.
[He] was often critical or cutting in his remarks when things weren't just right--either about the house or my clothes, for example, which left lots of room for disparaging remarks."
Yes, editor Gordon Lish used a heavy hand in shaping Carver's early voice (rewriting long passages, violently cutting text, changing the tone).
Cutting back and forth between Costner as he pitches a perfect game and remembers his longtime girlfriend, director Sam "The Evil Dead " Raimi nails the baseball half of the film, but the romance is so awful that "you will simply want to shoot yourself by the third inning" (Richard Corliss, Time ). (Take a look at Kevin Costner's high-school yearbook page here.)
A related article contends that a $300 billion settlement could improve tobacco companies' finances by cutting legal fees and eliminating future liability.