Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adv] [conj] to reduce " in BNC.

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1 Recently , moreover , as we shall see , the courts have tended to erode and rationalise the rule so as to reduce the ambit of strict liability and to bring the rule more into line with the predominant modern philosophy of no liability without fault .
2 The plan would make a lot more sense if pedestrian crossing lights were introduced , but co-ordinated with other existing traffic lights from Teviot Place to the bottom of The Mound so as to reduce the number of stop-start cycles required by through traffic .
3 Not surprisingly , the Department of Transport , and in consequence the British Railways Board , maintained a policy of aiming to reduce the PSO so as to reduce the demands on the taxpayer .
4 Rationing was introduced on most food items — not to share the burden equally but to reduce consumption so that more foodstuffs could be exported .
5 However , in most circumstances the right decision will be to go ahead and at this point the PRO must , as honestly as possible , judge the merits of his company 's case and , if necessary , suggest ways in which the company might modify its stance on an issue so as to reduce its vulnerability .
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