Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] reduction in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some might nonetheless think it justifiable to be fearful of the merely speculative dangers of a long-term reduction in the body 's oestrogen levels . |
| 2 | The possibility of a dramatic reduction in the size of the armed forces has been examined in ‘ Options for Change ’ , a paper prepared for Margaret Thatcher last year by Alan Clark , the defence-procurement minister , and still covered in secrecy . |
| 3 | This is despite a major reduction in the proportion of calls performed by deputising services , the use of which had been said to be the main factor increasing the numbers of night visits . |
| 4 | This proportionate increase is still continuing , despite an overall reduction in the number of university undergraduate places ( see table 4.3 below ) . |
| 5 | Arms imports into Asia and the Pacific region showed a marked increase despite an overall reduction in the developing world . |
| 6 | We will press creditor countries to accept the Prime Minister 's proposal — the ‘ Trinidad Terms ’ — for a two-thirds reduction in the official debt of the poorest countries . |
| 7 | Considering what else might be on offer is not only in your interests but may also help bring an overall agreement nearer if your employer is willing to provide non-cash benefits in return , perhaps for a slight reduction in the lump sum that you are looking for . |
| 8 | On May 28 the leaders of the nine main opposition parties were reported to have supported FMLN demands for a sharp reduction in the power of the military , as a crucial step towards ending the 11-year civil war . |
| 9 | The Norwegian Agriculture Ministry has published plans for a large-scale reduction in the reindeer herds of Finnmark , the country 's northernmost province . |
| 10 | In addition to classic injunctions such as ‘ I look for a marked reduction in the number of problems put forward for discussion in Ministerial Committees ’ , in the terse Major Attlee style , the paper contains a passage which is pure Brook : ‘ The Cabinet Committee system has a valuable part to play in the central machinery of government , both in relieving the pressure on the Cabinet itself and in helping to give practical effect to the principle of collective responsibility at times when the Cabinet does not include all Ministers in charge of Departments . ’ |
| 11 | Such arguments are dismissed as overreaction by those campaigning for a significant reduction in the use of animals in research . |
| 12 | The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week . |
| 13 | Figure 5.11(b) shows an increase in the areas a and b with a consequent reduction in the proportion ( although not the absolute number ) of c elements activated by a stimulus . |
| 14 | The single most useful measure for preventing Type 2 diabetes in the industrialised nations would be a reduction in energy intake with a consequent reduction in the prevalence of obesity , hyperlipidaemia , glucose intolerance and possibly hypertension . |
| 15 | He could have used exports to get the economy going with a substantial reduction in the exchange rate and greater devaluation . |
| 16 | Commenting on the Lord Chancellor 's figures , a CML spokesman told Credit Management : ‘ These are some of the more pleasant statistics , with a sharp reduction in the fourth quarter . |
| 17 | ( I am leaving aside phenomena such as accommodation , whereby a constant stimulus when sustained may activate the nervous system progressively less intensively , with a corresponding reduction in the perceived intensity of the stimulus . |
| 18 | The slow rate of progression to metastasis coupled with the predictable behaviour of localised prostatic cancer provides a window in which the diagnosis can be made before the disease has spread , with a possible reduction in the morbidity and mortality . |
| 19 | This distance may therefore result , inter alia , in above average transport costs , restricted access to large urban conglomerations with a concomitant reduction in the capacity to develop service activities and an inferior transport infrastructure . |
| 20 | Therefore there has been a proportionate increase in the number of Administrative Assistants with a comparable reduction in the Clericals who would be carrying out more routine clerical duties under the Administrative Assistant 's direction . |
| 21 | Several studies have shown that the eradication of H pylori is associated with a considerable reduction in the rate of recurrence of duodenal and gastric ulcers , but how and why this occurs is still a matter of debate . |
| 22 | He was also able to report that under the new chief executive , David Michels , the group had regained control of its runaway balance sheet position by selling its Ashbourne nursing home division , launching a well-received rights issue and restructuring the banking arrangements with a considerable reduction in the number of banks . |
| 23 | Furthermore , glibenclamide therapy was associated with a significant reduction in the platelet-aggregation response to adrenaline ( 10 μmol ) and collagen ( 750 μg/ml ) . |
| 24 | In patients with acute diarrhoea , solution I was associated with a significant reduction in the absorption of water and sodium ( p<0.01 and <0.05 respectively ) . |
| 25 | Reform of the VAT default surcharge , including an immediate reduction in the top rate of surcharge from 20 per cent to 15 per cent and a new minimum surcharge of £200 . |
| 26 | We are therefore pressing for an immediate reduction in the stock of debt for those countries . |
| 27 | As a ship 's food potatoes , with their high vitamin C content , were inadvertently responsible for an appreciable reduction in the incidence of that dreaded seaman 's disease scurvy . |
| 28 | It also asked Boutros-Ghali to formulate by Sept. 1 concrete proposals for an eventual reduction in the number of UN troops stationed there . |
| 29 | Deflationary pressure in the budget was expected to come from a continuing reduction in the fiscal deficit , to 5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) in 1992-93 ( compared with 8.4 per cent in 1990-91 and 6.5 per cent in 1991-92. i.e. the year ending March 31 , 1992 ) . |
| 30 | Thus the folded , Keller-type crystallization results in a large reduction in the stiffness of thermoplastics of the polyethylene type . |