Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] to 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | The availability of emission control options which can be implemented speedily to reduce pollution emissions from traffic , industry and homes . |