Example sentences of "[adv] reduce [noun] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Guardian reports that acne sufferers are finding a solution of shark bile ( isolutrol ) which greatly reduces grease production in the skin , has excellent effects . |
| 2 | With regard to calcium , cell transformation leads to a much reduced calcium requirement for growth . |
| 3 | We believe that certainly for the time being , the combination of the fighter aircraft and rapier will provide an acceptable level er of air defence with a much reduced air threat to the U K er which now exists . |
| 4 | With a greatly reduced Government majority in the Commons , there is one individual the Prime Minister must retain on his side at all cost . |
| 5 | BEFORE RETURNING TO THE MUSIC , LET'S take time out to talk about the sound : does Denon 's painstaking work with these Savoy masters really represent an audible improvement or does it mean — as with some historic classical recordings that have been treated to ‘ NoNOISE ’ or ‘ Cedar ’ — merely reduced surface noise at the expense of the loss of the top end ( important ambient noise , feathery cymbals etc. ) and a tubby overall sound ? |
| 6 | It has succeeded in greatly reducing exchange-rate variability within Europe , and in promoting regional convergence towards low rates of inflation . |
| 7 | Use of marginal areas for grass production and channels for Justicia culture effectively enlarged the land base for the population , thus reducing population density from 34 to 19 persons per hectare of agricultural land . |
| 8 | A revised merger proposal between UB and Imperial , which involved disposing of Imperial 's Golden Wonder subsidiary , thus reducing market share in the snack foods market , was not referred to MMC and hence both bids were allowed to proceed . |
| 9 | Since 1953 the United States has been subjected to rapidly reduced lead time on computer innovation , from several years ' lead time in the 1950s and 1960s to zero and lag time in the 1980s . |
| 10 | It also reduces startup time to under 40 seconds . |
| 11 | The radical Palestinian factions outside supported the NGC in its decision , partly to reduce Fatah influence in the West Bank . |
| 12 | He intends not only to accelerate privatisation but also to reduce state control of ‘ strategic ’ sectors , such as mining and telecommunications . |
| 13 | Smith said : ‘ We would remove VAT form the price of a catalyst option , and would also reduce car tax by £50 on catalysed cars . ’ |
| 14 | Keep interest rates low ( at r 1 ) in order , say , to keep down the costs of investment , but also reduce money supply to a level of Q 2 The trouble here is that the government can not both control the money supply and keep interest rates down without running into the problem of disequilibrium . |
| 15 | This simple but effective method of steam generation eliminates the need for a boiler so helping to cut down the incidence of scaling while also reducing water consumption by up to 80 per cent . |
| 16 | The use of herbicides is also reducing plant variety in fields , and therefore also insects present . |
| 17 | Hence reducing film output by 1 unit and transferring the labour thus freed to the meals industry would increase the output of meals by 2 units . |
| 18 | Alternatively , the employer may have chosen not to exploit the invention at all since it would effectively reduce customer demand for an established and more expensive substitute already produced as part of his current range of activities . |
| 19 | On frequent occasions in 1991 , not only did the smoke plumes markedly reduce daytime visibility in Kuwait City but they caused daytime temperatures to fall by 4–10 °C below normal ( Bakan et al. , 1991 ; Browning et al. , 1991 ) . |
| 20 | Infusion of synthetic VPDPR ( 16.5–500 ng ) into the third ventricle of conscious Sprague-Dawley rats over five minutes significantly reduced food intake from 30 minutes to six hours . |