Example sentences of "[was/were] reduced [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fines of Ecu10m imposed by the European Court in 1986 for alleged competition infringements on poly-propylene were reduced on appeal to Ecu9m , but are still being appealed against . |
| 2 | The 33/66MHz OverDrive Processor is now $700 , off 12.5% ; the 25/50MHz and 20/40MHz versions were reduced by $50 to $550 and $400 . |
| 3 | Overall mortality and cardiovascular mortality , defined as fatal reinfarction or sudden death , were reduced by 20% to 25% in patients randomised to an exercise programme . |
| 4 | Since the Court of Appeal judgment in the Sonia Sutcliffe case , when damages of £600,000 awarded to the wife of the Yorkshire Ripper against Private Eye were reduced by consent to £60,000 , judges have been encouraged to give general guidance to juries . |
| 5 | When the 60-strong Troop was reduced through casualties to the 38 or so of an infantry platoon , their handling was very similar . |
| 6 | A tour of Latin American countries by the US Vice-President , Dan Quayle , in January 1990 was reduced to visits to Honduras , Jamaica and Panama following warnings by the governments of Costa Rica , Mexico and Venezuela that the visit could foment anti-US feeling following the December 1989 US invasion of Panama [ see pp. 37112-13 ] . |
| 7 | Between 1979 and 1988 the basic rate of this tax was reduced from 33% to 25% , while the highest rate fell from 80% to 40% . |
| 8 | Furthermore , these figures refer to the period before the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60% to 40% , and the ‘ poll tax ’ was introduced . |
| 9 | Royal Insurance reported a first half loss before tax of £79m ( v £97m ) ; its dividend was reduced from 11.25p to 2p . |
| 10 | By 1341 the Forest of Dean had been diminished by a quarter , and the warden 's farm was reduced from £160 to £120 . |
| 11 | Finally his estate was reduced by debts to £4 net . |
| 12 | When the rabbit stock was reduced by myxomatosis to less than one per cent of what it had been , a number of warren systems inevitably became untenanted . |
| 13 | Gearing was reduced by 3pc to 39pc . |
| 14 | After the Government announcement the charge was reduced by £140 to £260 . |