selective reduction

collocation in English

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selective
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlek.tɪv/us
/səˈlek.t̬ɪv/
intentionally choosing some things and ...
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reduction
noun
uk
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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(Definition ofselectiveandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was related to aselectivereductionin pulmonary vascular resistance by 43%.
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The interpretation was that theselectivereductionof social contacts in very old age is a compensatory mechanism, that allows for more investment in the maintenance of everyday functioning.
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In these cases, the semisaturation constant was reduced by the background light probably due to aselectivereductionof the depolarizing input making the antagonistic hyperpolarizing signal larger in amplitude.
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I am advised that the amendment is correctly drafted to catchselectivereduction.
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I plead with it also not to allowselectivereductionwithout at least giving it further consideration.
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Aselectivereductionto benefit the small cinema obviously would be very desirable, but how much would it help producers?
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We should be clear whatselectivereductionmeans.
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In aselectivereduction, the child is left in the womb until birth occurs naturally of its surviving siblings.
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The volatile fluorides can be separated from excess fluorine by condensation, then separated from each other by fractional distillation orselectivereduction.
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Some aspects, e.g.selectivereduction, are issues in the beginning of pregnancy controversy.
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Selectivereductioncan also be used to reduce a twin pregnancy to a singleton one.
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Selectivereductionis done for both medical and non-medical reasons.
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This system reduces triple bonds faster than double bonds allowing for an especiallyselectivereduction.
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Thoughselectivereductionseems to be working, mothers of multiples who undergo this procedure are at a higher risk of miscarrying compared to that of an unreduced multiple pregnancy.
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A study done by looking at 158 pregnant women who underwentselectivereductionfrom higher order multiples to twins showed that the mother had a 10.6% chance of miscarriage.
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