major reduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandreduction
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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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 ofmajorandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The low ovariole number results in amajorreductionin females fitness which is expressed under all circumstances.
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Themajorreductionoccurred between 1958-59 and 1963-64.
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This in turn has led to amajorreductionin scanning times.
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However, themajorreductionin viability occurred in a narrow moisture content range between 57 and 54%.
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Treatment using special protein formulas results in amajorreductionin energy intake and thereby more pronounced weight reduction in the short term than with other methods.
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In one year, that is amajorreduction.
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I can hold out little hope of amajorreductionwhile the general food situation remains difficult.
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This is amajorreductionover the last 12 months.
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So there will be amajorreductionin staff.
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The last two years have seen amajorreductionin inflation and a clear recovery in output.
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Make no mistake, though, in the worst housing in the inner cities and deprived rural areas there has been amajorreductionin activity.
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If there is such a cut in expenditure there will be a further — and not the first —majorreductionin housing investment.
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There has also been the recentmajorreductionin the burden of personal taxation of income and capital.
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That is amajorreductionin the terms of service of our armed forces.
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We have concluded that there should be nomajorreductionin strength.
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The provision of treatment for all significant discharges of sewage to the sea is expected to bring amajorreductionof the problem.
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We are also putting in place amajorreductionin data collection.
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That could be met only by amajorreductionin broadcasting.
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That has contributed towards amajorreductionin lead in the air.
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