rapid reduction

collocation in English

meaningsofrapidandreduction

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rapid
adjective
uk
/ˈræp.ɪd/us
/ˈræp.ɪd/
fast ...
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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 ofrapidandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This may occur when a sudden fall in venous return causes arapidreductionin ventricular volume.
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The second half of the twentieth century has seen arapidreductionin cultural diversity.
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Subsequent echocardiographic surveillance revealed that the ductal shunt reverted to a left-to-right direction within hours of establishing life support, implying arapidreductionof pulmonary arterial pressure.
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Districts that start further away from equilibrium tend to see a morerapidreductionin the number of candidates than those that start closer to equilibrium.
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Furthermore, although arapidreductionis a major objective, outcome appears to be better in the long term if the patient has some control over the rate of reduction.
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Thisrapidreductionin risk after cessation suggests that smoking plays a role in precipitating a stroke, possibly by increasing the fibrinogen level and promoting platelet aggregation.
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Those takeovers that produce the quickest returns are in the same product area, confer price leadership and lead to arapidreductionin excess capacity.
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In order to achieve this, we are creating specific primary surplus programmes to enable arapidreductionof public debt.
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The reduction in the number of rural post offices comes at the same time as arapidreductionin the number of bank branches.
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There has been a remarkable andrapidreductionin the rate of closure of chemists' shops.
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That is underpinned by arapidreductionin infant class sizes.
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It is estimated that we shall lose £2,250,000 as the result of thisrapidreductionin the rates.
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This is underpinned by arapidreductionin infant class sizes.
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One can hope that there will be arapidreductionin this volume of trade.
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And that success has been achieved consistently with a continuous andrapidreductionof expenditure.
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There is no real evidence that a massive andrapidreductionin the rate of inflation will deal with the fundamental problems that we face.
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Therapidreductionin this form of subvention is bound to present the industry with very great difficulties.
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Therapidreductionin war work which is now possible should substantially increase the labour force available.
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Does he, or does he not, believe in the continuance of the policy, which was inaugurated last year, of a progressive andrapidreductionof the size of classes?
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Social security programmes have been adjusted to take account of therapidreductionin inflation.
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