voluntary reduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvoluntaryandreduction
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voluntary
adjective
uk/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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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 ofvoluntaryandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The size of thisvoluntaryreductionhas generated more research into the almond industry's pesticide use records than any other commodity46-48.
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I was surprised by the offer of avoluntaryreductionto 140g by 2008, even if it was not quite what we had in mind.
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The country should be told the plain unvarnished facts, however grave, and should be asked to make avoluntaryreduction.
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After considering representations from that authority, he agreed to its proposal to make avoluntaryreductionin its rate of an amount less than was originally proposed.
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However, when we are asking our own people to accept avoluntaryreductionin their standard of life there are limits to what we can do in other directions.
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The inspectors dealt with about 40,000 complaints and found that in the overwhelming majority of cases where there had been a mistake there was avoluntaryreduction.
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A drasticvoluntaryreductionin size of a victorious army is called demobilization.
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On an individual level, work downshifting is avoluntaryreductionin annual income.
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Legislation aimed towardsvoluntaryreductionof second-hand smoke was enacted, but was not successful; few establishments installed effective ventilation systems.
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The funds are appropriated only forvoluntaryreductionof emissions and can not be used to meet the requirements of any federal, state, or local laws for emissions standards.
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Today they are told of voluntary reductions; tomorrow the reductions will be compulsory.
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Voluntary reductions are obviously in everybody's best interests.
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Voluntary reductions in this industry are occurring.
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Voluntary reductions are in everybody's best interest.
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