Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [adv] reduce [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Wall cavity insulation can also reduce heat loss and could be considered , but only after expert advice has first been taken from an independent builder or surveyor as to the suitability for the type of home occupied by your elderly parent .
2 Such comprehensive supervision and reporting can actually reduce client costs , and relieve clients of the problems inherent in cleaning any premises .
3 New clinical trials show that including garlic in the diet can significantly reduce cholesterol in the blood , according to Dr Jorg Grunwald , a research biologist from Berlin .
4 To take a specific example , the statement that a direct consequence of a publicly announced and widely believed monetary policy which aims at holding the unemployment rate at U 1 will be a higher expected rate of inflation does not imply the more extreme view that monetary policy can only reduce unemployment below U * ; to the extent that the authorities increase the money supply at a rate in excess of what was generally anticipated .
5 The preliminary findings of American research show that the addition of methanol and ethanol derivatives to petrol can significantly reduce carbon and other pollutants .
6 However , in his ( admittedly slightly more general ) model of this problem , Gravelle ( 1981 ) shows that the intuitive argument is misleading ; extra effort can actually reduce profit .
7 In reply to Lanark Road residents ’ objections , perhaps a good example of how carriageway reduction can simultaneously reduce traffic speed and volume is Niddrie Mains Road , where 4 lanes were reduced to 2 a couple of years ago .
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