Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to reduce the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been exacerbated by a continuing tendency for clients to reduce the size of their marketing departments . |
| 2 | The cooperativity threshold follows from the need for depolarization to reduce the level of the Mg 2+ block of the NMDA channel . |
| 3 | Even so , the industry had to cut off between 10 and 20 per cent of peak loads in these winters , despite attempts to reduce the peak demand by less drastic means . |
| 4 | The announcement was followed on the same day by the presentation to the Netherlands parliament of proposals to reduce the country 's troop levels in West Germany by 750 ( out of a total of 5,500 ) between 1991 and 1992 . |
| 5 | And sources said that despite plans to reduce the US military force in Europe , there would still be a substantial presence . |
| 6 | The staff cuts are part of plans to reduce the corporation 's 1993 budget by £30 million to £115 million . |
| 7 | The new row follows plans by BC to seek voluntary redundancies at Point of Ayr to reduce the workforce from 467 to around 150 , about 100 more job losses than envisaged under the new working regime . |
| 8 | On the taxation of relocation expenses , a statutory formula will now convert any of the new £8,000 exemption of removal expenses and benefits from tax that is unused into a number of days to reduce the period for which the tax charge on low or no-interest bridging loans is made . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman knows that many local authorities could use quicker reletting procedures and faster procedures for the repair and maintenance of properties to reduce the gap between one tenant leaving and another moving in . |
| 10 | Dehorning programmes are being carried out in parts of Africa to reduce the poaching . |
| 11 | Coffee has argued that this is evident particularly in the case of conglomerates , with growth being attributable to the desire of managers to reduce the risk of collapse by diversification . |
| 12 | Risk management is defined in BS 4778 as ‘ the process whereby decisions are made to accept a known or assessed risk and/or the implementation of actions to reduce the consequences or probability of occurrence ’ . |
| 13 | The process whereby decisions are made to accept a known or assessed risk and/or the implementation of actions to reduce the consequences or probability of occurrence . |
| 14 | Specific safety features include the provision of a separate running tunnel for trains travelling in each direction ; up-to-date signalling and control system sand in-cab communication with drivers ; the maintenance of the service tunnel at a higher air pressure than the running tunnels to exclude smoke and fumes and event of fire ; locomotives at both ends of the train to exclude smoke and fumes in the event of fire ; locomotives at both ends of trains to reduce the risk of total breakdown ; and the use of ‘ non-fire-propagating ’ and ‘ minimum smoke ’ materials wherever practicable . |
| 15 | I have suggested that it is the function of grammar to reduce the range of meaning signalled by words so as to make them more effective in the identification of features of context , thereby providing for the increased indexical potential of lexis . |
| 16 | The Conservative government has also used the policy of privatization to reduce the size of public expenditure ( Treasury 1982 ) . |
| 17 | During this period the Commission sought to win agreement for fundamental reform of the EC 's common agricultural policy ( CAP ) , in part to restrict the growth of intervention stocks ( or " food mountains " ) and in part as a result of pressure to reduce the EC 's level of agricultural subsidy in the context of the " Uruguay round " of multilateral trade talks of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) , which ground to a halt in December 1990 [ see p. 37930 ] . |
| 18 | In the budget on 19 March 1991 the Chancellor announced that there would be extra Government grant to enable the community charge bills originally set by councils to be reduced by £140 for every individual ( or in the case of Wandsworth to reduce the bill to £0 ) . |
| 19 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 20 | Lawyers for Clifford Newton , 46 , who said he had endured years of bullying , intimidation and violence culminating in a death threat from his father , had urged the Court of Appeal to reduce the jail term . |
| 21 | Any horses that died in College went to ‘ old Cross ’ for salvage to reduce the charge to clients , and it was pleaded that a proper post-mortem examination ought to be made of all these animals . |
| 22 | Fires which are started intentionally often have multiple points of origin and their occurrence may sometimes coincide with attempts to reduce the effectiveness of the protective system . |
| 23 | The subject of the effect of acid rain on the environment ( Forum , 24 February , p 535 ) has received increasing recognition and it certainly behoves those with influence to reduce the quantity of sulphur compounds being released into the atmosphere . |
| 24 | Other companies are also looking for ways to reduce the amount of energy consumed in the major processes for making polymers . |
| 25 | Such designs may include ‘ simulation ’ — the modelling of a design and calculation of performance , for example to reduce the need to build experimental equipment . |
| 26 | Examples include sound insulation ; the purchase of owner-occupied property which is severely affected by construction work or by the use of a new or improved highway : the erection of physical barriers ( such as walls , screens , or mounds of earth ) on or alongside roads to reduce the effects of traffic noise on people living nearby ; the planting of trees and the grassing of areas ; and the development or redevelopment of land for the specific purpose of improving the surroundings of a highway ‘ in a manner desirable by reason of its construction , improvement , existence or use ’ . |
| 27 | Stephen O'Neill from Belfast was asked by Munster Simms Engineering in Bangor to reduce the number of cartons used by the company in its 700-strong product range . |
| 28 | There is no rule of law or statutory provision or professional regulation which requires solicitors in partnership to reduce the terms of their agreement to writing . |
| 29 | Australia , who had set Sri Lanka 522 to win after declaring their second innings at 513 for five , appeared to be coasting home when they took three wickets before lunch to reduce the touring side to 208 for six . |
| 30 | There were reports throughout September of violent anti-government protests in North Korea , apparently ignited by the government 's decision in July to reduce the amount of money in circulation and to devalue the won by around 70 per cent . |