Example sentences of "in [v-ing] to reduce the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( WES ) Tonight we look at one small company that 's played it 's part in helping to reduce the dole queues . |
| 2 | AMNESTY International 's unrelenting pressure on the Peruvian authorities to respect human rights , initiated by the Peru campaign launched in November 1991 , appears to have a direct effect in helping to reduce the number of people who have ‘ disappeared ’ by the security forces . |
| 3 | There are serious problems , however , in attempting to reduce the PSBR . |
| 4 | Labour , which in opposition joined our NATO allies in rejecting the Conservative government 's cold war nostalgia , will in government partner the United States in negotiating to reduce the world 's stocks of nuclear weapons . |
| 5 | But the main interest is in trying to reduce the rate of first heart attacks among middle-aged men prone to CHD ( men have maybe four times as many heart attacks as women ) . |