expected reduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexpectedandreduction
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expected
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
believed to be going to happen ...
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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 ofexpectedandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theexpectedreductionin accidents is one of several factors taken into account in settling the composition of the road programme including the contruction of motorways.
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Long-term follow-up from larger studies into particle therapy is required to confirm and record theexpectedreductionin late sequelae.
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Moreover, such behaviour would not explain the higher thanexpectedreductionof catches in a trap within an incomplete ring of nets, compared to one without nets.
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We learned from the autumn statement yesterday that theexpectedreductionin corporation tax revenue is £2 billion.
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From the figures one finds that theexpectedreductionof staff has not taken place.
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The reason is theexpectedreductionin the workload to counteract the overachievement of contracts in some specialities.
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The forecasts of unemployment and theexpectedreductionin the gross national product were clearly unduly pessimistic.
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That, with sensible recruitment policies in the meantime, will mean that we can count on natural wastage to take care of much of theexpectedreductionin posts.
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But presumably, given those figures, the forecast is that there will be a reduction in unemployment, and theexpectedreductionappears to be between 300,000 and 500,000.
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Theexpectedreductionin accidents is one of several factors taken into account in settling the composition of the road programme including the contruction of motorways.
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We have been offered some figures with great confidence, but theexpectedreductionin casualties will apply only to those wearing seat belts in the front seat.
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There are real concerns that theexpectedreductionin the burden on the other parts of the health service is not happening and will not happen.
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