considerable reduction

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meaningsofconsiderableandreduction

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/
us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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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 ofconsiderableandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable reduction

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In addition to cost savings for nitrogen fertilizer, this credit also results in aconsiderablereduction in the amount of nitrogen leaving the agroecosystem33,55,56.
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Finally, aconsiderablereductionin the variability of methods used in studies could be achieved if future studies complied more closely to the guideline recommendations.
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This can lead to aconsiderablereductionof the search space.
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This is aconsiderablereductionof function evaluations.
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In such a case, dynamic equations will be significantly simplified, resulting inconsiderablereductionof simulation time.
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Any change in these factors, however, must on average result in an interval shorter by 19 or 20 months, aconsiderablereduction.
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Theconsiderablereductionin the equipment required during field-testing makes it easier for users to complete a remote field-testing of the computervision exploration system.
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The breadth and depth of these arguments is staggering, and thus requiresconsiderablereductionfor purposes of a brief, article-length review.
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This property is called the upward failure property and it enables aconsiderablereductionin the complexity of the search algorithm.
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Overall the physicians split into three groups, withconsiderablereductionin the number after 4 and 12 weeks.
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Very clearly there was aconsiderablereductionin fertility among the daughters of the 1856-85 cohort, even when pre-reproductive deaths and migration are taken into account.
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In the separated flow, the most noteworthy effect is the disappearance of the infinite velocity a t the origin and the consequentconsiderablereductionin the magnitude of the perturbation.
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Except for the second and fourth joints, the use of the asymmetric friction models implies aconsiderablereductionof the predicted torque errors with respect to the symmetric models.
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Another difference between this book and its predecessors is that, with an increase in the number of words, there has been aconsiderablereductionin charts and music examples.
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Then, only the combinations that modify at most one point for camera with respect to the current optimal combination are tested on-line, thus achieving aconsiderablereductionof processing time.
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Third, the base model excludes animal assets and damage to domestic animals in order to avoid aconsiderablereductionin the number of observations (see below).
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This is aconsiderablereductionin terms of the number of people affected by noise.
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Theconsiderablereductionin the number of weights and measures authorities will lead to more effective use of professional staff.
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The second measure in my list was aconsiderablereductionof the national insurance surcharge and eventually its repeal.
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