Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] reduce " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walesa signed a bill to revalue pensions on Nov. 8 , but announced that the law was to be amended immediately to reduce the number of people whose pensions would be cut as a result . |
| 2 | The first drugs which could be relied on to reduce the dangerously high arterial pressure which precedes strokes and heart failure were substances which blocked the actions of acetylcholine at these ganglia , and so prevented the passage of nervous messages which put up the blood pressure . |
| 3 | They could be sucked beforehand to reduce the time before explosion , though the imagination sags a bit at conjuring up a frogman sucking aniseed balls underwater alongside explosive charges . |
| 4 | Any remaining balance of ACT must be carried forward to reduce future tax liabilities . |
| 5 | OEDIPUS can potentially save fuel by choosing the best possible route and altitudes at which to fly and by predicting more accurately how much fuel is to be carried thereby reducing aircraft payloads and fuel use . |
| 6 | Manufacturing fewer units than can be sold either reduces revenue because orders are not accepted or makes for late deliveries if they are . |
| 7 | In addition companies belonging to the state holding company IRI , mainly banking interests ( in the Banca Commerciale Italiano and the Banco di Roma ) and shipbuilding interests , would be sold off to reduce IRI 's debt . |
| 8 | The availability of emission control options which can be implemented speedily to reduce pollution emissions from traffic , industry and homes . |
| 9 | Because of cultural , family or personality factors many people may suppress their grief , but allowing grief to be expressed often reduces its intensity or duration . |