Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] by reducing the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a climatic change would severely limit pine growth by causing waterlogging , encouraging bog expansion , and inhibiting regeneration by reducing the number of good seed-years . |
| 2 | The information contained in the definition of objects can also boost efficiency by reducing the time needed to retrieve complex collections of data . |
| 3 | The eleventh-century punishment for causing inflation by reducing the value of coins ( usually by using base metals or clipping off pieces of silver ) was the loss of the right hand and castration . |
| 4 | Restrict photosynthesis by reducing the lighting , and block off the sunlight with kitchen foil , or if this affects viewing , use clingfilm , which stops U.V. light . |
| 5 | Eighteen months later , personal pensions were accepted and the new consensus was that the Government should save money by reducing the benefits of SERPS rather than abolishing it . |
| 6 | Importing data using these systems will save money by reducing the amount of background reading and literature searching needed , and by cutting costs of map and overlay printing for specific areas . |
| 7 | It points out that certain elements of US policies for grain are now partly decoupled , since there is now an element of reducing support by reducing the quantities on which support payments would be made . |