Example sentences of "of [noun pl] reduce the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life tenures , pluralism , and the employment of deputies reduced the monarchy 's control over its own officers . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Both sets of attitudes reduce the motivation to give . |
| 4 | The staff cuts are part of plans to reduce the corporation 's 1993 budget by £30 million to £115 million . |
| 5 | ‘ On further consideration ’ it can be seen that the fact that the dividend had to be paid out of reserves reduced the amount of assets available to the bank for investment . |
| 6 | Indeed it has been estimated that the presence of hedgerows reduces the output of cereals farms by up to 15 per cent . |
| 7 | Newco can claim writing down allowances for plant and machinery of 25% on a reducing balance basis over whatever number of years reduces the expenditure to a negligible amount . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | 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 | 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 . |
| 14 | But centralised provision of materials reduces the opportunity for ‘ contextualisation ’ — and it is little wonder that many board members perceived the published training material and the area sessions as lacking in relevance . |
| 15 | Legislation further restricting the employment of children reduced the contribution they could make to the family economy . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Increasing the number of residents reduces the costs of a fixed level of the public good . |
| 18 | Researchers found that the combination of drugs reduced the levels of certain types of HIV protein , increasing the number of certain crucial immune system cells that fight Aids for longer than if just one drug was taken . |