top slicing

noun

Mining.

mining of thick orebodies in a series of stopes from top to bottom, the roof being caved with its timbers as each stope is exhausted.

top slicing

noun

the act or process of using a specific part of a sum of money for a special purpose, such as assessing a taxable gain

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"Top slicing never works," he says of plans to extract savings from the welfare budget without reform.

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He added: "The idea of top slicing departments would be the last resort and it certainly is not anywhere the executive wants or intends to be."

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"No sign yet of 'top slicing' - giving money away to other rival broadcasters. No mention of meddling in the schedules - telling the BBC when it can or can't put Strictly Come Dancing on on a Saturday night."

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It is called "top slicing" - and that is quite a major change, and one it is easy to overlook amid the relief there are to be no cuts.

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"Top slicing" is a variation of the above method by carrying a horizontal stope from the rises immediately under the matte, supporting the floating material with timber.