Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] reduced by " in BNC.
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| 1 | This action was endorsed by the National Association of Unions in the Textile Trade ( NAUTT ) and the matter was put to the employers who responded by suggesting that British industry was less competitive than it had been before the return to the gold standard and the reflation of the pound , and suggested that wages should be reduced by 8 per cent . |
| 2 | The two existing verandahs were to be used for patient accommodation ‘ for which they were intended ’ and the number of patients in the present wards should be reduced by 17 ‘ to conform to standards of spacing ’ . |
| 3 | by the year 2000 , the actual difference in health status between countries and between groups within countries should be reduced by 25% , by improving the level of health of disadvantaged nations and groups . |
| 4 | Where it is estimated that road noise on properties will be greater than the recommended maximum level of 68 dB ( A ) , noise intrusion should be reduced by the formation of earth mounds wherever possible and landscaped as part of the roadworks . |
| 5 | With unemployment rising steeply , some say towards four million , and money supply flat , interest rates should be reduced by some 2 per cent . |
| 6 | Does my hon. Friend believe that interest rates should be reduced by 0.5 per cent . |
| 7 | And I would not suggest that total of three hundred times thirteen should be reduced by the amount of the existing commitment . |
| 8 | It was held by the Court of Appeal that his damages should be reduced by 20% . |
| 9 | In finding such probabilities , some account should be taken of deaths in the cohort during the year in question ; we can assume that a person dying lives , on average , six months of the year so that the population at risk of marriage at the start of the year should be reduced by half the deaths . |
| 10 | Without beating around the bush , Fred explained that Mr Miller had decided that the editorial staff must be reduced by one reporter , and were there any volunteers ? |
| 11 | Then and must be reduced by this amount , which will leave one of them at zero . |
| 12 | In either case , your reckonable earnings must be reduced by the loss of employment . |
| 13 | Suppose that the government is able to reduce cash by £1 million ; then with a money multiplier of 10 ( = 1/cash ratio ) , advances must be reduced by £9 million , bringing a total £10 million reduction in deposits and hence in money supply . |
| 14 | According to the FoE 's report , Transport and Climate Change , computer modelling has shown that CO2 emissions must be reduced by 30 per cent , not just stabilized , to protect the environment . |
| 15 | When this reaches 200-350 points on the standard Imeca air quality scale , industrial activity must be cut by 30-40 per cent ; when the Imeca points rise to 350-400 , industrial activity must be reduced by 50-75 per cent . |
| 16 | Obviously , a bank will expect to receive loan interest plus , perhaps , a royalty on subsequent oil output for the additional risk incurred , although the latter might be reduced by obtaining agreements which contractually guarantee a market for resultant oil output . |
| 17 | Development costs could be reduced by expanding these existing nuclear sites which are currently used primarily to produce fuel for military purposes . |
| 18 | It had three advantages over the submarine system : British launching aircraft already existed whereas the submarines did not ; the American content of the total system could be reduced by manufacture under licence in the United Kingdom ; and the Americans were likely to tie the purchase of Polaris to the mixed-manned Multilateral Nuclear Force that Eisenhower was keen to foist upon NATO . |
| 19 | The contamination of land and water by such substances constitutes a pollution hazard that could be reduced by scavenging mechanisms which could provide a means of recycling these substances for industrial and agricultural use . |
| 20 | British energy studies estimate that total energy consumption could be reduced by anything between 10 and 65 per cent over the next 35 years — depending on the political will . |
| 21 | Fashions , Wholesale and Mr Sawar brought proceedings against BCCI asking for a declaration that the amount of the debt due to BCCI could be reduced by the operation of Rule 4.90 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 , to the extent of the sum standing to the credit of Mr Sawar in his deposit account with BCCI at the date BCCI went into liquidation . |
| 22 | ‘ The risk of serious injury , particularly to the arm , while playing on bouncy castles could be reduced by providing a cushioned landing around the open side of the castle . ’ |
| 23 | Sun 's current multiprocessing entry price is $40,000 and with tomorrow 's announcement it could be reduced by around 40% . |
| 24 | A study by Stoddart and Holl , however , suggested that if practitioners adopted patient selection guidelines governing the appropriate choice of radiological examination the level of referral could be reduced by around 30% . |
| 25 | Since what distinguished communities was their legal customs , anomalies could be reduced by greater legal uniformity within a whole castellany or , better still , a whole province . |
| 26 | Feed requirements could be reduced by the increased exploration as the birds obtain a greater proportion of their diet from the surrounding woodland . |
| 27 | This latter aspect of personal saving could be reduced by instituting a more steeply progressive income tax and/or a wealth tax . |
| 28 | On Jan. 19 SADF had announced drastic cuts throughout the Army , Air Force and Navy , including reduced personnel numbers and cancellation of 11 weapons procurements , to render the armed forces " smaller and more cost effective " ; taken together with shortened national service , military analysts said that total personnel could be reduced by 30-40 per cent . |
| 29 | The NAO says its estimates could be reduced by improvements in technology , but adds that higher costs may result from stricter health and safety regulations . |
| 30 | On to the matter of composting garden waste , then the waste disposal off to landfill from household rescue could be reduced by about twenty five per cent if garden waste was separate County Council refuse site and composted . |