sustained reduction in
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsustained,reductionandin
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sustained
adjective
uk/səˈsteɪnd/us/səˈsteɪnd/
continuing for a ...
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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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in
adjective
uk/ɪn/us/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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(Definition ofsustained,reductionandinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although there had been occasional and quite severe downturns in the decade after 1859, these paled in comparison to thesustainedreductionin price levels after 1881.
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Hemodynamic studies after one year revealed a marked decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance and asustainedreductionin the gradient across the left ventricular outflow tract.
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The impetus that has built up will be wasted and a continued andsustainedreductionin waiting times for discharge will be delayed.
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It is that trend that offers the best prospect of achieving asustainedreductionin the level of the prison population.
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The amendment refers to asustainedreductionin unemployment.
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My intention is not, and never has been, to punish local government but to pursue a real andsustainedreductionin delayed discharge from hospital.
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Even more important, there has been asustainedreductionin the amount of crime on the estate since then.
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It is true that suspended sentences have not led to the automatic andsustainedreductionof the prison population that might have been expected.
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That is the only way to achieve asustainedreductionin interest rates.
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However, the indications are that there will be a serious andsustainedreductionin the nursery service.
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It has certainly failed to propose measures to bring about asustainedreductionin unemployment.
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Now, long-term interest rates are about the lowest for 35 years, reflecting asustainedreductionin inflation expectations.
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Thesustainedreductionis good news, but this is still too many.
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Government cutbacks have resulted in a significant andsustainedreductionin living standards for a major part of the working population.
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A pilot study concludes that alignment of the atlas vertebra results in notable andsustainedreductionin blood pressure.
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Since the summer of 2000, police have reported asustainedreductionin crime.
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The additional funding has been made available on a recurrent basis to achieve sustained reductions in waiting lists.
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Certainly sustained reductions in support levels for cereals would eventually lead to lower levels of production.
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It is an ambitious and comprehensive programme, which is aimed at delivering sustained reductions in crime.
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We still want to make sustained reductions in some areas, and we are bearing down on that problem.
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