Word: cuttings
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...combined a gothic, almost romantic sensibility with a robust dose of street attitude. He was a master cutter, structuring garments to change the shape of the body, accentuating what he found sexiest. "There are very few real designers who have a craft, which is to say a sense of cut, proportion and tailoring," fellow British designer Paul Smith said in 2001. "Alexander...
...Spain are pushing back against speculators who want to short the euro or use it in carry trades, further depressing the already soft currency. Just this week Spain's Finance Minister, Elena Salgado, flew to London to assure bondholders that her country remains solvent and unveil a proposal to cut Spain's budget deficit...
...executed in China in 50 years - despite condemnations from the E.U. and pleas from supporters that he be spared because of his mental illness. And at last year's Copenhagen climate conference, E.U. leaders were shocked by China's scorn for European efforts at securing a meaningful commitment to cut emissions...
...Back in Greece, the economic news is being followed with obsessive intensity. Widows in black are chattering about "the spread" - the premium investors demand to buy Greek debt - while the country's unions are mustering their strength, hoping to show the government they will not accept pay and benefit cuts quietly. Thousands of public sector workers and their supporters took to the drizzly streets of Athens on Wednesday to protest the government's proposed austerity measures, which include a 10% cut on bonuses, which make up a large percentage of many state employees' total wages, and increases in the retirement...
...Papandreou's government is walking a difficult line. It's been trying to convince its European partners - as well as the global markets - that it is taking serious steps to cut state spending and tackle its deficit without causing civil unrest at home. But the choice may soon be out of Greece's hands, and Papandreou must know that any outside assistance is likely to come with strings attached...