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slim down

verb

to make or become slim, esp intentionally
to make (an organization) more efficient or (of an organization) to become more efficient, esp by cutting staff

noun

an instance of an organization slimming down

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The move is part of the government's drive to slim down the Civil Service, with a view to saving money and restructuring how the state works.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the move was the "beginning not the end" and he wants to slim down bloated bureaucracy, meaning more quangos could go.

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As well as slimming down parts of the civil service, there'll be more on the government's plans to cut billions off the welfare bill.

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At the same time, noises were being made about slimming down NHS England management - and instead devolving money to local health boards and patient services.

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Bishop of Blackburn Philip North - who tabled the amendment slimming down the choice put before the synod to one option - argued that the simpler model could be implemented more quickly.

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slim disease slime

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