We've tried to make reductions away from the core part of the program.

"They have already made very deep reductions in a lot of the overhead areas."

"We have already attempted to make major reductions here over the last few years," he said.

The government has announced its intention to make further reductions, when circumstances allow.

"I still think we can make serious reductions," he said.

The city still faces a deficit, he said, and has to make reductions.

"That will continue, even though we've made reductions," he said.

The fishing industry is always being told to make reductions.

Those same politicians are making reductions in the number of workers per ship.

Even recent Conservative governments have found it extremely difficult to make real reductions in public spending.