Downward Movement

Financial advisors all over the country have been advising CEOs to ...... down on their spendings this year.
1. cut
2. cutt
3. cat
4. cot
The intelligence officer does not believe a further cut ...... exports would improve our financial standing.
1. in
2. of
3. on
4. at
A substantial cut ...... 4.9 per cent would likely save the company for another year.
1. of
2. at
3. on
4. in
The CFO is threatening a cut ...... salaries if work quality does not improve over the next three months.
1. in
2. on
3. to
4. for
Yet another ...... cut may well send the company out of business for good.
1. pay
2. pei
3. paying
4. payable
A ...... cut may only be performed under very strict conditions, you know.
1. tax
2. taxes
3. taxable
4. taxing
All our executives believe that a cut ...... marketing costs is necessary to maintain the company's growth.
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. for
A significant cut ...... nearly 10 per cent is likely to endanger the company's production.
1. of
2. in
3. to
4. due to
The cut we saw two years ago ...... our industrial sector pretty badly.
1. hit
2. hitted
3. hat
4. hut
A marginal cut ...... revenues has been detected in our southern branches this quarter.
1. in
2. of
3. on
4. at