Synonym: decrease, diminution, reducing, simplification, step-down. Similar words: production, introduction, auction, prediction, destruction, instruction, construction, instructional. Meaning: [rɪ'dʌkʃn] n. 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent 3. the act of reducing complexity.
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121. His ankles are reddened by sand-flea bites, his head has been shorn to indicate his reduction in status.
122. The inevitable reduction in the amount of time likely to be given to singing challenges the Church to remedy this deficiency.
123. However, employers are probably the main beneficiaries of any reduction in absenteeism.
124. The wide-ranging measure also will: Ease some Environmental Protection Agency requirements for state emissions reduction programs.
125. In future, the hon. Gentleman should acknowledge the dramatic reduction in unemployment in his constituency during this Parliament.
126. The reduction of mortality from both stroke and ischaemic heart disease are characteristic of much of the developed world.
127. The government has promised tax cuts, but the corollary of this is that there will be a reduction in public services.
128. Any conventional form of understanding must appropriate the other, in an act of violence and reduction.
129. The basic driving forces propelling firms abroad come from managers' desires for growth, for cost reduction and for control.
130. A good service may cost more in terms of staffing, but would contribute to a reduction in medical-bed occupancy by providing early assessment.
131. They felt the courses led to increased income, a reduction in stock losses, and more efficient production.
132. Naturally, networks that achieve such frequency-dependent reduction are termed filters.
133. He was concerned with focusing quickly on the areas most amenable to cost reduction.
134. An additional benefit is that the machine is easy to clean, meaning a reduction in labour time.
135. Without detailing these problems and their solutions in a reduction in dependence on car use, one can make certain observations.
136. Therefore after six months the dieter is behaving according to all twenty-six goals and she has achieved a considerable reduction in sugar intake.
137. Although money is technically building up in the trust funds, a portion often is withheld as a part of deficit reduction.
138. This, coupled with the travel factor, could lead to considerable fatigue and consequent reduction in effectiveness on the farm.
139. It requires a greater than one-for-one reduction in emissions in order to achieve a net improvement in ambient air quality.
140. This situation reflects the spectacular 94 percent reduction in total national lead emissions during the 1978-89 period.
141. Any reduction in community care for the elderly will have a knock-on effect on hospitals.
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142. An important alternative is the reduction of sulphate by sulphate reducing bacteria.
143. We used the reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium to detect the generation of superoxide in inflamed colonic mucosa.
144. Statistics show a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year.
145. The then current trends suggested a further 60 percent reduction in the long-stay population within ten years.
146. Students who lose one or two days tuition because of the Easter holiday weekend will receive a pro-rata reduction in tuition fees.
147. In this way we get closer to the efficient solution in which the marginal cost of pollution reduction is equalized across firms.
148. This reduction was largely achieved on a voluntary basis, and our employees showed remarkable resilience and loyalty, despite such difficulties.
149. The result: a temporary reduction of flies, but no halt in the polio epidemic.
150. The 1991 figure of 585 casualties shows a marked reduction of 65 or 10% compared with the 1990 total of 650 casualties.
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