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Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Second, by reducing the demand for general-purpose PC operating systems and the barriers to entry in the PC OS market, cross-platform technologies can be expected to reduce the price that end users pay for operating systems.

Frederick Warren

What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs.

Stuart Bowen

We're very pleased with the potential beyond this one production facility. Indiana now can be ahead of the curve in reducing our country's dependence on foreign oil.

Becky Skillman

This website will be a powerful tool in reducing the spread of STDs, including HIV, in LA County.

Jonathan Fielding

If he's truly interested in reducing parolee crime, he should show up and attend these meetings.

Russ Marlan

Reducing hunger should become the driving force for progress and hope.

Jacques Diouf

Monetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances.

Timothy Geithner

The game will be managing the debt and reducing it at a pace that doesn't affect their investment rating.

Ben Holden

The truth is that the city is a device for reducing stress - by giving humans a free choice of escapes from the pressure (along with the weather) of their environment.

Brigid Brophy

Us reducing the hours takes them longer to complete the work.

Tom Pizza

Could you imagine reducing our fatality rates by 60 percent?

Paul Pate

When you're reducing waste, you're often reducing costs. You're actually becoming more profitable. And there's all sorts of sales drivers because there's a market for environmentally responsible products.

John Stayton

The Partnership is reducing tobacco use among kids, saving lives and saving money by reducing smoking-caused health care costs.

Sandra Snelson

My door is always open to any member who wishes to build consensus on reducing unnecessary spending. My preference is to consider any proposal in a thoughtful, deliberate manner rather than reading about it in the newspaper.

Jerry Lewis

(ADR) allows parties to control and design the outcome of their disputes by crafting creative solutions that avoid the randomness of trial decisions, ... Schedules can also be controlled, reducing business, professional and personal disruption.

Ben Adams

Voluntary programs that are aimed at reducing emissions...are offset by the growth because there are no requirements overall.

Vicki Arroyo

You're not going to be able to find one thing that is going to be the be-all and end-all in obesity in kids. I don't think any one thing is going to have a strong effect, but if we don't start to do some of these things now, we don't have a chance in hell of reducing obesity.

Cathy Nonas

From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and more accountable.

Democratic Govjim Doyle

The increasing importance of networking and networked storage has spawned business that are focused on architecting appropriate solutions and help enterprises deploy the same, with the twin objectives of increasing ROI and reducing cost of IT operations.

Soumitra Agarwal

The employees at the facility have done a tremendous amount in reducing and minimizing waste.

Kevin Driscoll

Marijuana is a performance reducing drug - I don't know why they are testing for it?.

Geoff Toovey

We are ready to cooperate with any effort or good offices by the United Nations or the international community for reducing tension, preserving peace and promoting dialogue between the two countries.

Abdul Sattar

We see attacks on a regular basis. Since the end of major military operations in April of 2003, there have been close to 250 attacks against oil pipelines, refineries and oil facilities and that has been pretty significant in reducing... up to a million barrels a day of potential production.

Gal Luft

It's just taking a look and refining the types of information with an eye to certainly reducing the paperwork burden on the carriers if possible.

Clark Bruner

This technology can pay for itself in two weeks by reducing the amount of power needed to pump fluids through the meters and cutting the power costs to a company.

Anthony Kelley

$100 million is a lot of money ... There's nothing wrong with keeping the (foundation) budget at $35M/year ... or even reducing it in a sensible manner.

Philip Simon

I can tell you that reducing the work force by 11 percent, removing $4 billion of ongoing costs from the system and coming up with a new business model to me seems pretty competitive.

Richard Clark

Even Cathay expects to have its flight pretty much back in the air at the end of next month. And I suspect airlines in general will be reducing the level of discounts over the next month or so.

Peter Hilton

This acquisition will enable us to move our board manufacturing closer to our customer base while increasing our presence in the United States, thereby further reducing our exposure to fluctuations in the exchange rate.

Alain Lemaire

We are not reducing our earnings estimates or our price target, but we do not have the confidence in current copper demand to raise our copper price estimate of $2 per pound to the current copper price of $2.31 or our price target above $160.

John Tumazos

We had a great deal of exposure to China last year but we've been reducing it mainly due to value not being there at the moment.

Wendell Perkins

Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents.

Frederick Scott Oliver

This is the latest phase in the city's campaign to encourage natural lawn and garden care practices. As we enforce the bylaw, our inspectors will be firm but fair in promoting compliance and reducing the use of pesticides.

David Mckeown

The worst news on UK inflation is yet to come. The probability of a further rate cut is clearly reducing.

Alan Clarke

We appreciate the contributions they've made to reducing labor costs so far, and we look forward to working with them to ensure the long-term health of the airline.

Bill Mellon

As a member of the U.S. House Law Enforcement Task Force, I join with local citizens across New Mexico toward the goal of reducing crime.

Tom Udall

People shouldn't be disappointed by the studies. It's just a wake-up call that simply reducing your total dietary fat is not enough.

Marcia Stefanick

It's taken a lot of spontaneity out of life. We're not walking around as independent individuals making decisions and confronting people around us. It's reducing experience.

Phillip Gay

The greatest tool we have for reducing the deficit is a growing economy because of the revenue that results.

Joel Kaplan

I think after the amount of time we have been there, we need to start reducing the number of men we have there.

Katie Williams

It was really exciting for us to get our bats going like we did today. Everyone really contributed today. We've been focusing on getting in the box and getting a pitch you can do something with and we really did that today. And we keep reducing our strikeouts with is nice to see.

Melinda Fischer

Without concerted and coordinated political action, the gains achieved in reducing the burden of infectious disease will be washed away as a new wave of preventable illnesses engulfs those least able to protect themselves.

Richard Horton

A cooperative global approach to reducing emission growth is more likely to produce real emissions reductions, without damaging economic growth in the EU and elsewhere.

Margo Thorning

We're reducing the need of foreign oil.

Mike Bohannan

Canadians are asked to exercise judgment in reducing the use of oil and gas at this time.

John Efford

We are extremely pleased to reduce rates for educators who give so much to our community. The facts prove that teachers are a better insurance risk with fewer claims, so we are passing the savings along by reducing their rates.

Doug Reynolds

We're very fortunate to have gotten about $50,000 every year in block grants. Any time we're able to get any kind of grant, we're reducing the burden on the local taxpayer.

Ralph Esposito

August retail results were up in both cameras and film. In addition, the company continues to make progress in reducing its digital imaging losses.

Gary T. Dicamillo

We can reduce the effect of future disruptions by reducing our dependence on oil, not putting up more rigs and drilling our special places. The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.

Carl Pope

International comparisons show that implementing better farming techniques is crucial to reducing the incidence of hunger on the continent.

Frans Cronje

Not only has the U.S. failed to take meaningful steps to clean up mercury power plant emissions at home, but they have consistently blocked international discussions that could have already led to global agreements on reducing mercury pollution.

Michael Bender

Without drastically reducing labor expenses, several thousand jobs will be lost and new ones won't be created.

Gyorgy Matolcsy

We're continuing to examine our operations and reducing our expenses to remain competitive.

Michael Trevino

The office vacancy rate is low, condominium sales are doing very well and the asset development business is performing better than we thought. We focused on reducing interest-bearing debt in the past, but as the property market recovers, we would like to focus more on growth.

Keiji Kimura

It is the first technology that we can have that can simultaneously make people more wealthy while reducing the need for industrial production.

Adrian Bowyer

The measures we have announced are aimed at reducing costs as well as addressing loss-making units and non-performing assets.

Michael Treschow

What we see is a Congress who tends to think that the job of public health and environmental protection is not particularly important, that the job in some ways is done and that we don't have to worry about further reducing pollution.

Carol Browner

We have a plan to reduce the county's sales tax by one percent, ... thereby reducing the cost of gas for the consumer. We (county) will have to make due with a little less and make a cut in the price of gas that will be visible to the consumer. If we have to tighten our belts a little bit then that is what we will do.

Jim Wallace

It's a remarkable story. Their strategy of aggressively reducing costs and aggressively making acquisitions is a winning combination.

Clarence Morrison

By reducing the number of plasmids, we increase the efficiency of virus production.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka

We're not reducing the fuel; we're rearranging it.

Bill Armstrong

The flu shot is very good at reducing the risk of catching the flu. If you're already exposed to it, it can't stop you from getting the flu, but it may make it a milder case.

Carol Wilson

It's still a very good idea to eat a diet that's high in fresh fruits and vegetables, both for its direct benefit on heart disease and reducing adult-onset diabetes.

Michael Thun

They (the school district) couldn't just give the property to us. They would probably be willing to help by reducing the cost.

Stephen Fowler

Many of our audience members are the same people going to the symphony, the opera, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Music Society. By reducing the number of concerts to six, they have a greater chance at attending more of our events.

Glen Kwok

He is an advocate for reducing the nearly two-decade delay in resolving capital appeals.

Nathan Barankin

The purpose of this is to reduce our impact of having greenhouse gasses emitted to the atmosphere. ... We can be leaders in reducing our impact by going 100 percent green. It's our hope other businesses and organizations would do the same.

John Chapman

They could offer an advantage over normal lenses for sport by reducing the glare of light and sun.

Louise Sutton

I believe the governor has a role to play in expanding coverage and reducing health care costs until all Iowans' needs are met.

Chet Culver

Every kilogram of material that you put on a heat shield that's in excess of what you need for a reasonable margin … that's a kilogram of payload that you can't put down on the planet. By reducing the uncertainty of how these things perform, it greatly improves our performance of the whole mission.

Jim Crocker

I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I'm running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can't reduce (the debt) any more.

Alan Greenspan

That's a very strong argument for reducing holdings out of Poland and politics might be the trigger.

Lars Christensen

Investors are reevaluating risk in the region and reducing their investments. Brazil ends up being the most affected because it has the most liquid stock market.

Paulo De Sa

It is on the ebb now. The number of patients coming to the hospital are reducing. In the next one week, this number will come down drastically.

O. P. Singh

We are very pleased to have Webster Bank N.A. as one of our early adopters for our packaged contract management solution built on Hummingbird Enterprise. With Hummingbird Enterprise for contract management in place, Webster is automating most of the contract management tasks, improving business efficiency and reducing risk to the financial institution, and to its customers.

Barry Litwin

When it comes to coal, progress is being made on reducing the CCS cost and as soon as it gets down from $100 now to around $40, the coal business will be able to say they we can deliver cheaper electricity and meet the CO2 requirements.

Gerald Doucet

Streamlining rights-of-way clearance, reducing leased line price, and dropping artificial regulatory costs are some of the measures which have to be taken.

Ajay Madan

I strongly commend Campbell County for their participation in the Clean School Bus USA program. Reducing pollution from school buses helps improve local air quality and reduces children's exposure to diesel exhaust.

Jimmy Palmer

Credit card companies are reducing the amount of time you have to pay your bill. This increased the likeliness that you'll get hit with a late fee.

Tony Giorgianni

Property stocks rose because the market is speculating that other Hong Kong banks will also lower rates, reducing the burden on property buyers.

Ben Kwong

EDS continues to be a very strategic IT supplier to GM. We expect that EDS will continue to provide and improve our world-class capabilities while reducing our costs globally.

Ralph Szygenda

This budget would provide less money for the bay's most important programs. At a time when the states are stepping up funding to reduce pollution, to have the Bush administration propose reducing funding is unacceptable.

Ann Jennings

It makes sense. It's an orderly way of increasing the flow and reducing the volatility in the stock.

Safa Rashtchy

It's going to be a challenge, but at least it's a good kind of a challenge. I'm just happy to be thinking about restoring, instead of reducing.

Jan Neal

Customers are making strides at reducing their inventories, but capacity is still far in excess of demand in some of our markets.

Ned Barnholt

Our efforts to increase the size of domestic airline market by reducing prices....Increased market share will be a product of that tendency.

Richard Lark

If you reduce total fat, but you don't reduce the bad fat, you defeat the purpose because you end up reducing the good fats that protect your heart health.

Hana Feeney

This study shows that just reducing total fat intake does not go far enough to have an impact on heart disease risk.

Jacques Rossouw

Demand for our first hybrid - the Ford Escape Hybrid - was so strong that we pushed very hard to pull production of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid up by a full year. Ford is committed to improving fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its range of vehicles.

Nancy Gioia

These are very, very small effects and should not be used to say that we are changing our assessment to dietary approaches to reducing cholesterol.

Ronald Krauss

This is clearly Oracle reacting to competitive moves from Quest and BMC, and I'd say it's probably a smart move on their part because there's escalating interest among end users in reducing the complexity of management.

Richard Ptak

I think what we have to focus on with the wolf issue is reducing the number of wolves in Wyoming, and the methodology can be different.

Ray Hunkins

It doesn't address enough to the other side of the equation, which is reducing expenses. We here in Erie County cannot tax our way back to prosperity. We need to reduce our expenses. They need to reorganize County government.

Barry Weinstein

Ethiopia is the only country in the Horn moving towards democracy and development. It would be unacceptable to even consider reducing [aid].

Vicki Huddleston

We're going to be reducing the full-time-equivalent head count between 6,000 and 8,000 over the next three years and between 10,000 and 12,000 over a five year period of time.

Sol Trujillo

It's a completely organic group that started with just a few like-minded people who had already been reducing their consumption.

Sandy Clark

Fortunately, reducing light pollution is easy. Plus, it's good for national parks and good for America generally.

Dave Simon

What people like us in the nutritional-sciences field try to get people to understand is, there are no quick fixes. Drastically reducing carbohydrates or eating grapefruits all day isn't going to work in the long run.

Barbara V. Howard

Extending emissions trading to the aviation sector will limit these emissions and ensure that aviation, like all other sectors, contribute to reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. Through emission trading, airlines will be able to do so at the least possible costs.

Stavros Dimas

I believe that Brazil will meet its target for the primary budget surplus in 2006. However, it's normal that in an electoral year the government will lift its expenses, reducing the surplus in the second half.

Nuno Camara

By conserving power and avoiding power outages we are all protecting Lake Tahoe by reducing the risk of sewer spills.

Steve Rogers

That ensures that people pretty much know when they are going and when they are coming back. It gives them predictability. And if you have predictability, you're able to plan. It's a big part of reducing stress on the force.

Jay Burdon

The federal government has made considerable progress in reducing delays in visa processing, and graduate institutions continue to improve their admissions systems and enhance efforts to attract international applicants.

Debra Stewart

By reducing the punishment, though the fine has increased, the government is sending the signal: 'Please go ahead and hack'.

Pavan Duggal

Carriers deploying our technology will be able to continue providing a high level of service while substantially reducing capital and operating costs.

Osmo Hautanen

We are reducing the number of employees to operate more efficiently.

Bill Kula

Enjoy things which are pleasant; that is not the evil: it is the reducing of our moral self to slavery by them that is.

Thomas Carlyle

We will be reducing the price, though exact details are being worked out.

Rajiv Dube

This brings us well into Mars' upper atmosphere for the drag pass and will enable the mission to start reducing the orbit to its final science altitude.

Dan Johnston

Officers are delivering, are reducing crime and if a fifth of them were not team players that would not be the case.

Sir Hugh Orde

We have reduced our equity portion in the balanced portfolio back to neutral. We will be thinking about reducing our cyclical exposure a little bit and moving towards defensive stocks.

Gerhard Schwarz

We should be reducing the amount of carbon we put in the atmosphere. There are a lot of things that can be done right now that make economic sense. Forward motion is what we need.

Bill Ruckelshaus

The La Vista Police Department is receiving the funding assistance because they have identified a need and desire in reducing traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities at hazardous locations within the community.

Fred Zwonechek

That saves us money in the long run by reducing the pet population and reducing expenses.

Maria Brown

You're really reducing the overall effect of the workout.

Cedric Bryant

While it is critical to address how children in detention are being treated, it is also crucially important to focus on reducing the vulnerabilities and circumstances that push children to the edge and into lifestyles which often result in law-breaking and criminality.

Roger Wright

To continue to conserve on operating expenses, we are reducing the overall number of flights as well as service to these four markets.

Rick Delisi

By reducing the cost base drastically we will be able to realize market presence with greatly reduced exposure.

Gerard Kleisterlee

The governor's reaction was tough, but I asked for his understanding and cooperation on the issues of reducing the number of Marines and integrating bases. I understand it will be tough.

Yoshinori Ono

Extending the passenger limit of the GDL law from six months to one year will help reduce injuries and deaths from teen crashes both by reducing the number of distractions for novice drivers and the number of potential crash victims.

Steven Bloch

Raptor cutters provide our customers with the highest level of rock cutting technology, reducing cost-per-foot in their most challenging drilling applications.

Steve Berkman

We believe AIM?s destiny is to provide Europe with its growth market, building sound foundations for enterprise and growth across Europe, stimulating new economic activity and reducing the cost of capital in the European economy.

Chris Gibson

If you change the quality of your diet by increasing the servings of nutrient-dense food and reducing -- actually, it would be better to slowly eliminate -- all of the servings of 'empty' calorie foods, you improve your chances of living a healthier and longer life.

Dr. Luigi Fontana

Prior to this they didn't have much flexibility; they were shutting down high cost assets, but didn't have the financial flexibility to do profitable projects like reducing energy costs.

Stephen Atkinson

I think airlines are going to find other ways of compensating for higher fuel prices, by either eating costs themselves or reducing other expenses.

Jacques Kavafian

The government has used its carefully accumulated cash balances prudently, reducing debt and improving financial flexibility.

Sharad Jain

We applaud the B.C. government for its leadership in this important and emerging area of cancer prevention. We believe prevention holds the most promise for reducing the burden of cancer, by preventing cancer from occurring in the first place. We expect other jurisdictions will strive to emulate this B.C. initiative.

Barbara Kaminsky

The focus is on reducing expenditures.

Anthony Coley

Management has a heightened focus on reducing the rate of growth in inventories to bring them in-line with the rate of sales growth, ... We are committed to generating quality sales growth with more efficient investment of inventory dollars.

John Whitacre

It will go a long way toward reducing the hostility toward lesbian and gay athletes and coaches that results in harassment and discrimination and negatively affects team unity. It has a lot of really good impact.

Donna Lopiano

Patients with multiple risk factors, including diabetes, face a greater threat of heart attack and stroke, so reducing their risk is critical.

David Waters

Nine will find a way back - it's very dangerous for a network to start reducing its rates.

Harold Mitchell

Reducing costs without negatively impacting revenue is a challenge. It's easy to cut costs if you don't grow a crop, but not growing a crop has a pretty adverse affect on revenue.

Paul Patterson

It's all a matter of reducing the risk as quickly as we can. But a different storm (from Katrina) on a different track with a different speed could do different damage.

Don Riley

We now know with certainty that Aspirin is effective in both men and women in reducing cardiovascular events.

Dr. Jeffrey Berger

I give them high marks for positioning themselves for a challenging rate environment, and reducing their securities portfolio well in advance of other banks.

Mark Batty

Reducing teen pregnancy and birth is one of the most effective ways of reducing child poverty in the country.

Jordan Brown

This is about the province reducing its exposure . . . and doing the bidding of the (United Steelworkers).

Richard Orzy

We are extremely pleased to reduce rates for educators who give so much to our community. The facts prove that teachers are a better insurance risk with fewer claims, so we are passing the savings along by reducing their rates. We've also increased our auto discount for customers who have other lines of business with us, such as life or homeowner insurance or an annuity.

Doug Reynolds

The lack of water reduces the acres we can plant. Reducing your acres means you lose money.

Bret Whitmer

This is a good step toward reducing artery-clogging fat in french fries, but it doesn't make french fries a health food.

Margo Wootan

They are reducing capacity, so that could be good news for some European companies and pretty much in line with our models.

Henk Potts

Symmetry is a complexity-reducing concept (co-routines include subroutines); seek it everywhere.

Alan Perlis

The findings were pretty striking, ... It would be a step forward in making transplant more accessible to more people, especially older people, and reducing the morbidity and mortality from acute GVHD.

Marshall Lichtman

This process might not work in all petroleum-contaminated aquifers, but we have proved it works where there are sulfate-reducing microbes present in the environment.

Derek Lovley

Reducing out-of-stocks is an example of the portal's usefulness with RFID.

Christine Wan

The government is committed to reducing the gap in health status between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians.

Nathalie Lalonde

We've taken a disciplined approach to reducing debt, improving liquidity and increasing financial flexibility. We will continue executing strategies that improve operations, strengthen our balance sheet and reduce debt.

Chris Hardman

Consumer prices are increasing and that will give Fukui confidence to change policy. We are gradually reducing our bond holdings.

Yuuki Sakurai

Lower refinery utilization is contributing to a build-up in crude oil, but reducing the oversupply in petroleum products.

Merrill Lynch

The idea is to evaluate the effectiveness of peer-on-peer training with the ultimate goal of reducing the numbers or prolonging the start of drug abuse.

Heather Mccarthy

My personal hope is that every viewer will be inspired to become part of the solution to reducing our carbon emissions. As the film shows, everything we need to address this pressing problem already exists, but the time to act is now.

Laurie David

By reducing the scope of the project, we can show the state that we have a viable project and viable funding and we can move ahead.

Dan Landon

The results were really quite striking. These drugs were quite effective in reducing risks of having a heart attack as the first symptom of coronary artery disease.

Mark Hlatky

What these folks are saying is that if you use this conditioning regimen, you can get very good results and you eliminate or you greatly minimize acute GVHD, ... You keep the good effects while reducing the bad.

Marshall Lichtman

Our people are trained to protect our clients without being big and obvious. We allow our clients to focus on their business and let us worry about reducing the risk.

Andy Lax

No. If there's profit, it'll go to reducing the debt. We're still carrying $30 million in debt.

Cal Nichols

We made excellent progress in 2005 by improving our management of the distribution channel, reducing inventories throughout the supply chain and reducing our capital spending and ultimately depreciation expense.

Mark Thompson

Reducing workforce is the toughest business decision a company has to make. We have worked hard to avoid it, but many companies our size and particularly our competitors operate with lower overhead and fewer management layers.

Duane Ackerman

Consistent with our previously announced focus on reducing debt, it is prudent to change the dividend at this time.

Vance Coffman

We hope now to put this case behind us. We're producing more power, with fewer emissions — and we'll be reducing emissions even further in the coming years.

Willard Bowers

The cost of protecting IP rights for UK firms is an issue ? we're looking to find practical ways of reducing it.

Andrew Gowers

Reducing that requirement helps save the brain cells which can be revived later when the coma is withdrawn.

Dr. Gaylan Rockswold

Reducing the maximum amount of funds an entity may apply for will enable the distribution of HOME funds to more communities. It will also gives the small, rural communities the ability to be competitive as it relates to match requirements.

Jorge Reyes

[Barclays said the move was driven by changing customer preferences and technological advances.] The industry in the United Kingdom is going through a sea change, ... Technology is steadily reducing the number of people we employ in the industry.

John Varley

Reducing the pheasant propagation program saved the agency nearly $650,000 over the [2004-05 and 2005-06] fiscal years. Without a hunting license fee increase, we expect to continue producing at the 100,000-bird level for 2006-07. At the reduced level, the agency will realize a savings of nearly $1.1 million over three fiscal years.

Vern Ross

We believe that economic development subsidies for job creation -- if they are serious about reducing poverty -- must be better integrated with public transit. These projects demonstrate many ways that localities are making that connection.

Greg Leroy

It's too early to figure out the impact, but generally, if you're losing market share, reducing customer service does very little to stem that loss.

Donald Trott

We focused on reducing interest-bearing debt in the past. But as the property market recovers, we would like to focus more on growth instead.

Keiji Kimura

In a certain sense, I think that these new technologies are reducing the constraints on how we organize work.

Tom Malone

We've seen customers in our industry aggressively reducing inventory balances, so shipment, sales and profits were lower than would be suggested by improved consumer purchases of our products.

Bruce Rohde

France Telecom has to reassure the markets that it didn't overpay for Orange and show investors it is serious about reducing its debt.

Nigel Hawkins

Reducing waste is by far the cheapest way to reduce greenhouse pollution [by coal-fired electricity]. Did you know that more than 10 per cent of household electricity in this country is used keeping appliances like TVs and video players on standby?

Brian Lowery

Another good reducing exercise consists in placing both hands against the table edge and pushing back.

Robert Quillen

More sluggish economic growth combined with success in reducing inflation provides a potent mix for the authorities to cut rates.

Lawrence Goodman

[B]y reducing software development complexity associated with user experience, we hope to ensure that the presentation layer of applications will not be compromised, making user experience a foremost consideration within both homegrown or packaged line of business enterprise and end-user applications, at significant benefit to organizational and end-user productivity.

Soma Somasegar

What has become clear is that if society wants to avoid future disasters, it should do two things ? prevent even greater disruption to the climate system and prepare for the climate changes already set in motion. There is urgency on both fronts, reducing emissions and preparing to adapt.

Jane Lubchenco

With DESI it appears possible to bring the instrument to the sampling site, reducing sampling time and complexity.

Herbert Hill

Our region's accomplishments in reducing income poverty are now well recognized, but an immense task lies ahead of us.

Haruhiko Kuroda

We're really reducing the potential inflow, not cutting it off.

Robert Pozen

The EU also believes that its combination of reducing subsidies and cutting tariffs will reduce EU poultry exports by about 25 percent -- creating market access for others in third markets.

Stephen Adams

The federal government has been spending much more of this 'found' (surplus) money in transfers to the provinces and other expenditures that consume current prosperity rather than investing in future prosperity or reducing taxes and debt.

Roger Martin

In business, time is money, and an hour can make or break a deal. By reducing the airport commute up to 90% with a fast, reliable and cost-efficient mode of transport, business travelers are now able to maximize their time at the office.

Jerry Murphy

We're proposing to increase the level of aircraft safety by reducing the potentially explosive ingredient of flammable fuel vapors.

Marion Blakey

The higher return might well be in reducing this debt as quickly as prudent.

Diane Rolfsmeyer

EPA believes its cap-and-trade rule is the best approach to protect public health by reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants while maintaining fuel diversity and energy security.

Eryn Witcher

Reducing staff seems to have become a central part of the executive board's strategy to improve efficiency...and we don't accept this.

Erich Klemm

We've had good success so far in reducing the size of the tumor.

Elizabeth Edwards

I can give you 100 dentists who say they've got the best method for reducing concussions. Many times I've had them in my office. One brought me a box of cookies. My response to that person and to 20 others is that I'm intrigued, but it's your job to prove to me your idea does what you say it does.

Elliot Pellman

The death rate overall has fallen considerably. Even though we've made progress in reducing the death rate overall, we actually have two causes of death that are continuing to rise.

Elizabeth Ward

People can, however, do a great deal to protect themselves, their families, and their communities, ... Reducing exposure to mosquitoes is one of the most important things.

Eduardo Sanchez