Most of the work was done via a large open cut.
Maybe he pressed for more money, a larger cut of the whole.
He said Eastern had made other large cuts in its work force since 1980.
Nor did the company expect large cuts in its work force of more than 74,000.
Even some administration officials say they cannot imagine such a large cut being approved.
Such large cuts have never been achieved by a British government.
And this would be the largest such cut in history.
That represents a large cut of the costs - about $20,000 a year - to keep a person in prison.
His own reasoning, however, would allow him to make even larger cuts.
The library system will get the largest cut, losing $1 million.