Example sentences of "[n mass] of reducing [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would also be limits on coverage of uninsured deposits of more than $100,000 , as a means of reducing taxpayer exposure to losses from wealthy individuals holding multiple accounts and to deter risk taking ; in future uninsured deposits would only be covered by the FDIC if this was the least costly measure , and in rare cases of high risk by the Treasury and Federal Reserve . |
| 2 | Few supported this principle as a means of reducing inequality between rich and poor , or between men , women and children ; many did so as a means of achieving other objectives . |
| 3 | Road pricing , which involves charging drivers directly for their use of the road network , has been advocated for several years as a means of reducing congestion and environmental impact . |
| 4 | Whatever the theories , scientists and campaigners agree on one thing ; that , if the means of reducing air pollution are available then it should be done . |
| 5 | With 300,000 tons of skimmed milk powder in Common Market stores already , dried milk for babies is a highly lucrative means of reducing EC surpluses . |
| 6 | But work by Earth Resources Research for FoE showed that , as a means of reducing sulphur pollution , building a nuclear power station would be ten times as expensive as fitting FGD equipment to an existing coal-fired power station . |
| 7 | The editor of a volume that contained 10 studies on the effects of infant and child mortality on fertility , summarized the findings in the following way : " The picture is not attractive for those who look to mortality reduction as a means of reducing fertility through familial effects , let alone for those who advocate such measures as a means to reduce growth rates . " |
| 8 | In Water Resources Development Strategy , the NRA stresses the need to save water by means of reducing wastage due to leaks ( currently running at up to a quarter of total supplies ) and introducing metering in areas of low supply . |
| 9 | He was an advocate of warm water as a means of reducing inflammation . |
| 10 | Buffer management enhancements and hiperpool support are designed to enable customers to make better use of large processor storage as a means of reducing input-output calls and improve DB2 performance . |
| 11 | There will be a discussion at the December Fisheries Council about the best means of reducing fishing effort in 1992 . |
| 12 | We are not absolutely committed to the eight-day tie-up rule and would be prepared to discuss other means of reducing fishing effort , but they would have to be agreed with our European Community partners . |
| 13 | They provide a simple means of reducing banks ’ liquidity and hence their ability to create credit . |
| 14 | One comes back to what most people are agreed on : in the short term the simplest , cheapest , quickest and most effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions is to use energy more efficiently , in both homes and factories . |
| 15 | The survey found that half the people questioned believe that catalytic converters would be the most effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions , and another 20 per cent believe that using lead free petrol will slow down global warming . |
| 16 | But there was one rather important difference : in classical criminology the criminal justice system , properly reformed , was seen as the means of reducing crime . |
| 17 | Similarly , for political parties ideology may play a significant role ( it is also a means of reducing information costs , allowing voters to predict party response ) . |