| 1 | When it comes to the state-controlled media, one challenge is their bloated bureaucracies. | |
| 2 | The company is being forced to reduce staff and I fear I'm a likely candidate (for redundancy). | |
| 3 | There are too many dead men in our company; and we are trying to solve the problem. | |
| 4 | Effective measures were taken to resolve other problems, such as redundant workers and enterprises running social services. | |
| 5 | The management decided to economise by cutting the dead wood from the workforce,thus reducing the wages bill. |