balanced reduction

collocation in English

meaningsofbalancedandreduction

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balanced
adjective
uk
/ˈbæl.ənst/us
/ˈbæl.ənst/
considering all sides 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 ofbalancedandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We must have abalancedreductionof armaments by stages, so that nobody will be left with an overwhelming superiority at any one moment.
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I do not think that the mutual andbalancedreductionof forces will be discussed at that security conference.
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Surely any disarmament should come only after we have tried to ensure that we can achieve a mutual andbalancedreduction.
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Instead of abalancedreduction, there was a reduction in typists and tea boys.
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Our policy is to have abalancedreductionof armaments on a multilateral basis, which must be verifiable.
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The phrases "balancedreduction"or"negotiation from a position of strength", thrown about very easily in debate, must be viewed with caution.
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It would be wrong to allow even abalancedreductionin one arm of defence that leaves us more exposed in another.
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Again that objection was met, and negotiations on a mutual andbalancedreductionof forces are taking place.
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That campaign is positively harmful to our search for abalancedreductionin the nuclear weaponry of both sides.
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But we must remember that there is a very great prize at stake if we are successful, namely the achievement of a mutual andbalancedreductionof forces.
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We believe that adequate verification and mutual and balanced reductions are necessary elements in that process.
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We all hope that it will be possible to make progress before too long, so that verifiable and balanced reductions can be made.
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And so the long search for a more certain peace through negotiations for balanced reductions in forces continues.
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I am listening with great interest to what he is saying, in particular about the proposal for mutual force reductions or mutual balanced reductions.
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Negotiations have centred on two points, the first of which is reciprocal and balanced reductions.
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But in aiming for the objective of zero, we realise that we must have a balanced agreement and balanced reductions.
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It is continued strength and resolution that will in the end ensure balanced reductions of nuclear and other weaponry.
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Whilst negotiations continue to try to achieve balanced reductions on both sides, it would be crazy to indulge in large unilateral reductions.
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We all want genuine and balanced reductions in armaments.
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I hope to goodness that we can also get talks on mutual and balanced reductions in conventional forces.
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