Example sentences of "of reducing the [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further way of reducing the spread of sampling is to use what is called cluster sampling , a device by which sub-units are grouped together and work concentrated on them . |
| 2 | The government seems set on a policy of reducing the percentage of labour contained in total costs : If this is done to make our goods more competitive abroad , the depreciation of our currency has already taken care of that aspect . |
| 3 | A special modification of the laterolog tool has been designed to eliminate Groningen effect , though unfortunately at the expense of reducing the depth of investigation and increasing the sensitivity to shoulder resistivity . |
| 4 | On estates where the nobleman had not been engaged in farming , this was a second provision that had the effect of reducing the quantity of land which peasants received . |
| 5 | In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries masturbation was often accepted as a way of reducing the excess of semen , based on the principle of body harmony . |
| 6 | The House will recall that in the latter part of last year both my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State outlined measures to be taken by both the Government and mortgage lenders with the excellent aim of reducing the level of repossessions that were occurring at that time . |
| 7 | Hills points out that the government has failed in its stated aim of reducing the level of taxation . |
| 8 | This should have the twin advantage of reducing the level of demand to be satisfied by any individual agency whose efficiency should thereby be increased ; and multiplying the information available to budget reviewers , thereby improving the detection of inefficiencies in bureaucratic budgeting . |
| 9 | But even if they were to be drawn up from scratch with the express aim of reducing the level of severity in sentencing , there would still be a danger that discretion might simply be displaced to an earlier point in the system , such as the prosecutorial decision . |
| 10 | Whilst agreeing with the Commission about the desirability of reducing the number of crown court cases which are prepared for trial but where the defendant unexpectedly pleads guilty at the last moment , it believes that there are other ways of tackling this problem which do not pose a threat to the interests of justice . |
| 11 | With so much talk of reducing the number of bombs , the weapons implications of nuclear power seem to have been forgotten . |
| 12 | Thus at any particular point in that debate ministers will have to weigh the merits of cutting the hospital building programme or holding down nurses ' salaries against raising the prescription charge , or of reducing the number of home students against charging a higher fee to overseas students . |
| 13 | More than 68,000 persons were killed and more than 2 million injured on British roads in the 10 years prior to the outbreak of war , but Tripp was able to advocate not just improvements to major roads as one way of reducing the number of fatalities and accidents , but complete road systems . |
| 14 | Mergers between these firms have had the effect of reducing the number of accountants who do not have a conflict of interest , simply because there are fewer firms . |
| 15 | I mentioned the primary objective of reducing the number of road casualties . |
| 16 | In the following chapters we discuss possible ways of reducing the number of word strings . |
| 17 | Many of those proposing changes to the balloting system were opposed to opting out in principle and were really seeking ways of reducing the number of schools withdrawing from local authority control . |
| 18 | Greater Nottingham TEC says : ’ the current recession has had the effect of reducing the number of employer placements available . |
| 19 | The micro-processor , enabling previously labour-intensive work to be carried out by robots , will give us greater leisure ; the leisure industry is labour-intensive ; therefore , paradoxically , instead of reducing the number of jobs , the micro-processor has actually given us the potential to create more careers than it destroys — but only if we plan the leisure it gives us in a comprehensive and professional way . |
| 20 | It is certainly one way of reducing the number of vehicles on the road . |
| 21 | However , as with the magnification of print by lenses or low vision aids , enlarged print has the disadvantage of reducing the number of words or even letters that can be glimpsed at one time , and therefore may reduce speed and fluency in reading . |
| 22 | We need precise and concise statements but sense must not be sacrificed to the aim of reducing the number of words . |
| 23 | We have criticised the building-up of such a huge nuclear arsenal , but my hon. Friend may have noticed that President Yeltsin is talking of reducing the number of warheads to 2,500 , which he regards as reducing to a deterrent . |
| 24 | Salt has the effect of reducing the excretion of urine and as a bonus , it will go some way to controlling some of the parasites that your fish may have . |
| 25 | In brief , then , the EMS was set the twin objectives of reducing the volatility of intra-EC exchange rates and of effecting a permanent reduction in member countries ' inflation rates . |
| 26 | Secondly , they had to find some means of reducing the volume of Gascon appeals to Paris to as low a level as possible . |
| 27 | One way of reducing the marketability of labour was to limit a worker 's property rights in a particular job or skill . |
| 28 | Once that happens council officers would then be able to look at specific ways of reducing the risk of accidents in Darlington and help make the borough a safer place . |
| 29 | Another way of reducing the risk of infection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is to use a latex barrier . |
| 30 | Crime Prevention Officers can provide managers and staff with free advice on methods of reducing the risk of crime at work and guide companies wanting to increase their involvement in crime prevention . |