Example sentences of "[conj] to reduce [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For 90° corners where resistance needs to be kept low or to reduce noise . |
| 2 | The options thus include the development of Rhizobium spp. , which are active even when nitrates are abundant , or to reduce fertiliser application . |
| 3 | When Western governments fail in matters of policy ( to bring down inflation , or to reduce unemployment ) they can blame technical factors beyond their control , or claim that no one really understands how to manage an economy . |
| 4 | At both extremes of anorexia or bulimia the sufferers may use medications to induce vomiting or to reduce body fluid or to purge themselves either with laxatives or enemas or both . |
| 5 | Cristiani on July 21 , 1989 , announced economic measures to resolve the problems of the fiscal deficit ( estimated at $458,450,000 for 1989 ) and the lack of international reserves , and to reduce inflation , create jobs and encourage exports . |
| 6 | The need to tackle the budget deficit and to reduce inflation was expected to lead to tight fiscal policies , especially if the government wanted to avoid asking the IMF for the estimated requirement of $2,000 million to boost foreign exchange reserves , and instead to raise the money in the commercial market [ for March 1990 budget see pp. 37315-16 ] . |
| 7 | On July 18 , employers and a majority of trade unions agreed to raise their contributions to Unedic , the unemployment benefit body , by 0.4 per cent each until the end of 1992 and to reduce payments made to those out of work for over four months . |
| 8 | The introduction of competitive tendering is intended to test the efficiency of in house services , and to reduce expenditure . |
| 9 | The measures were intended to increase government income by L5,050,000 million and to reduce expenditure by L6,700,000 million . |
| 10 | A strong impulse must exist within the personality for this kind of repetition to occur , and one of a new kind , for the unconscious worked according to the pleasure principle , and always sought to avoid painful experiences and to reduce tensions of the kind that these dreamers were reproducing for themselves when asleep . |
| 11 | This gives the organization time to absorb the idea , to build consensus and to reduce resistance . |
| 12 | This effect , however , may in some way be related to urethane 's cytostatic action and urethane 's ability to augment synthesis and release of somatostatin and to reduce gastrin release and acid secretion in the rat stomach . |
| 13 | The Rueff plan , which was presented to de Gaulle in mid-November , had three main planks : a substantial devaluation of the franc ( accompanied by the creation of a new franc equivalent to 100 old francs ) ; action to control the budget deficit , both through increased taxes and cuts in governmental expenditure ; and a decision to remove many restrictions on foreign trade and to reduce tariffs on trade with the other five Common Market countries ( in line with a commitment that had been made by the Fourth Republic the year before ) . |
| 14 | The latter were constructed to both conserve moisture and to reduce soil erosion and occur on slopes as steep as 25° . |
| 15 | This was used to buy capital equipment , to finance the integration of new acquisitions and to reduce debt levels . |
| 16 | This was used to buy capital equipment , to finance the integration of new acquisitions and to reduce debt levels . |
| 17 | But it did result in a 20% saving on commercial pig feed and also served to recover much of the lost nutrients in the ditches and to reduce eutrophication problems downstream . |
| 18 | From April 7 to 25 Aylwin and Finance Minister Alejandro Foxley visited west European capitals , seeking to reassure potential investors about Chile 's future political stability , and to reduce barriers to the import of Chilean goods to the European market . |
| 19 | The two sides accepted the need to cut the budget deficit as a way of tackling inflation , to improve living standards and to reduce Poland 's $38-billion foreign debt . |
| 20 | In addition the peso was devalued against the US dollar from US$1=Ps7.3 to US$1=Ps10.2 in order to stimulate exports and to reduce arrears on the US$4,000 million foreign debt . |
| 21 | The pact was designed to allow the Reserve Bank of New Zealand ( central bank ) , which had anticipated wage rises of around 5 per cent ( the current rate of inflation ) , to relax its tight monetary policy and to reduce interest and mortgage rates accordingly . |
| 22 | A communiqué on Sept. 24 outlined a three-point programme to make lending more flexible , to increase the amounts paid out , and to reduce interest rates . |
| 23 | In its Trade and Development Report 1992 released on Sept. 14 the UN Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ) called on industrialized countries to boost government investment and to reduce interest rates to stimulate global economic recovery . |
| 24 | However , the report stressed the long-term need to diversify mainland industries and to reduce dependence on oil , which was currently increasing . |
| 25 | In order to increase revenue the IMF recommended raising indirect taxes and reforming the fiscal system in order to broaden the tax base and to reduce tax evasion . |
| 26 | In anticipation of the meeting of the Agriculture Council , will my right hon. Friend re-commit the Government to the search for an equitable basis on which to reduce farm prices within the European Community and worldwide and to reduce trade barriers as well ? |
| 27 | Against this background , therefore , it seems we should try to detect prostate cancer early and to reduce mortality by aggressive early management . |
| 28 | Except for a Japanese joint venture , Russell 's group does not manufacture in the Far East , and sales there can come from either US or European production , but generally Morton prefers to manufacture close to the customer for improved service and to reduce tariff costs . |
| 29 | In particular , such organisations constantly strive to improve the productivity of their tradeforce and to reduce aircraft spare parts held . |
| 30 | Correct breathing helps to clear the mind and to reduce tension . |