progressive reduction

collocation in English

meaningsofprogressiveandreduction

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progressive
adjective
uk
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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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 ofprogressiveandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They showprogressivereductionin various stages of dissocians.
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During the first weeks of life, aprogressivereductionof cyanosis was noted.
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They found some evidence ofprogressivereductionof frontal lobe volume but not of temporal lobe or of ventricular volume.
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The process of pairing is followed by aprogressivereductionof the ventral sucker and papilla in the paired juvenile stages.
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There has been a consequentprogressivereductionin the spread of this infection in children, teenagers and young adults.
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Post (1992) interpreted this by analogy with kindling, theprogressivereductionin the stimulus required to engender an epileptic fit.
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We keep noise abatement measures under constant review and every effort is made to secure aprogressivereductionin aircraft noise.
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Aprogressivereductionhas been going on, and certainly any total removal of the troops would be out of the question at the present time.
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It recognises the importance of supporting long-term research in the industry while working towards aprogressivereductionin state aids.
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We argued for aprogressivereductionin production subsidy and in compensation paid to farmers and a switch towards paying for environmental goods.
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Does he, for example, favour theprogressivereductionof support prices to world levels?
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That pace will be unlikely to make aprogressivereductionin the waiting lists.
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We do expect theprogressivereductionand ultimately the elimination of inequality.
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It calls for theprogressivereductionof sea dumping and has been moderately drafted.
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The primary school-building programme as now planned should make possible aprogressivereductionin the size of primary school classes.
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Following several years ofprogressivereductionin the centre's operating deficit, it is possible this year for the first time to target a surplus.
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It was envisaged from the beginning as a starting point from which there would be aprogressivereduction.
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