Example sentences of "aim at reduce the " in BNC.

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1 Given the extreme complexity of the system , it is obvious that only genetic approaches ( antisense oligonucleotides , ribozymes or gene targeting ) aimed at reducing the quantity of a specific C/EBP-related protein will allow the role of individual factors in AP gene expression to be clearly defined .
2 The Indian Prime Minister , V. P. Singh , stated in an interview on June 3 that a set of new proposals had been sent to Pakistan aimed at reducing the risk of war over Kashmir .
3 The protracted budgetary negotiations involving the administration and a group of Republican and Democrat legislators on Sept. 30 produced a draft agreement for fiscal 1991 which aimed at reducing the budget deficit by $500,000 million over a five-year period .
4 Bush 's proposals also aimed at reducing the total of CIS warheads to below START levels by seeking the total elimination of the SS-17 , SS-18 , 9 and SS-24 missiles .
5 There will also be targets aimed at reducing the incidence of strokes , heart disease and preventable cancers .
6 A guidance note aimed at reducing the chances of failure of glass reinforced plastic ( GRP ) vessels and tanks , and at minimising the consequences of such failures , has been published by the HSE .
7 These reforms were partially aimed at reducing the influence of court officials and other persons who served as unofficial lawyers .
8 Third , in the event of there ever being a major conflict which risks escalating to the nuclear level , rules and associated practices and deployments which are specifically aimed at reducing the risks of escalation could play a valuable role .
9 Without exchange rate depreciation the only alternative method of remedying the US trade deficit is for the US federal government to adopt contractionary economic policies aimed at reducing the rate of growth of domestic demand .
10 ‘ Europe against cancer ’ is a campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths from cancer by 15% by the year 2000 .
11 Editor , — The rate of the sudden infant death syndrome in Scotland fell before the national campaign aimed at reducing the prevalence of the prone sleeping position .
12 Policies aimed at reducing the wages of the lower paid have included :
13 The unsuccessful policies aimed at reducing the level of direct taxation ( Gamble , 1988 ) intended to create an ‘ enterprise culture ’ .
14 In a second decree , aimed at reducing the swollen numbers of it is stated , among other provisions , that the Mufti , who , as noted above , had formerly been allowed to invest sixteen students with the right to become on taking up his post , will henceforward be allowed to invest only three .
15 The services are aimed at reducing the risks of Legionnaires ' Disease and Sick Building Syndrome and are supported by the Group 's specialist knowledge of the ways in which regular maintenance can prevent contamination of water and ventilation systems .
16 Those are aimed at reducing the risk of terrorist attack to both drivers and passengers while , in the public interest , continuing to allow the easy identification of legitimate taxis and drivers .
17 Its ideas on ’ reference prices ’ are aimed at reducing the amounts of aid for coal production that member states may give to their industries .
18 The 16 North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and seven Warsaw Pact countries took part in an entirely new set of negotiations during 1989 , the Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) talks in Vienna , Austria , aimed at reducing the conventional force levels deployed by each side in Europe ( for decision to inaugurate CFE-first referred to as Conventional Stability Talks-see p. 36413 ) .
19 The directive was part of a plan aimed at reducing the estimated unemployment rate of between 8 and 10 per cent by doubling the percentage of Bahrainis working in the private sector to 50 per cent by mid-1994 .
20 The first stage began in June 1990 of the government 's economic austerity programme , aimed at reducing the fiscal deficit from 5.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) .
21 The government aimed at reducing the budget deficit to 6.2 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) in 1992 , compared with the 6.9 per cent originally forecast in 1991 .
22 It included measures aimed at reducing the public-sector deficit and the numbers of employees in the state sector , and steps to improve the functioning of local government .
23 Furthermore , in dietary trials aimed at reducing the risk of colon cancer in which these parameters were repeatedly evaluated , the same stability has been noted in control patients .
24 The Green Party — which put up candidates in 250 of 651 constituencies — called for a major shift from income taxes to " green " taxes aimed at reducing the use of raw materials and non-renewable energy sources .
25 Some researchers have suggested that the plague may be an unforeseen consequence of a scheme aimed at reducing the release of acid-rain-causing compounds into the atmosphere .
26 A NEW safety strategy aimed at reducing the risk of accidents is likely to be adopted as part of Darlington council policy .
27 Government policy was aimed at reducing the number of smokers in the country and an advertising ban would go a good way to achieving this , he said .
28 A NEW road safety initiative aimed at reducing the toll of deaths and injuries to children has been launched in Cheshire .
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