Word Finder - reductions

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The act, process, or result of reducing.

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The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

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A 5% reduction in robberies

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A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

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The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.

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The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.

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(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.

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An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.

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(phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

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A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

There are, however, considerable reductions for distances over 93 m., on a scale increasing in proportion to the distance.

Price reductions vary from 12 to 25 percent.

This fact alone is sufficient proof that these conditions, or rather reductions, have been acquired independently of the various groups.

After completing these reductions, Airy made inquiries, before engaging in any theoretical investigation in connexion with them, whether any other mathematician was pursuing the subject, and learning that Hansen had taken it in hand under the patronage of the king of Denmark, but that, owing to the death of the king and the consequent lack of funds, there was danger of his being compelled to abandon it, he applied to the admiralty on Hansen's behalf for the necessary sum.

A protective tariff was imposed in early colonial times and protection was generally approved in the state until toward the close of the 19th century, when a strong demand became apparent for reciprocity with Canada and for tariff reductions on the raw materials (notably hides) of Massachusetts manufactures.

In that year Pitt concluded a commercial trea ty with France, providing for large reductions of duties in both countries.

In that year, and again in 1825, great reductions were made in the duties on raw materials, especially on wool, raw silk, flax and iron, while considerable reductions were also made in the duties on manufactured goods.

In 1842 great reductions of duty were made on a large number of articles; in 1846 still further reductions of duty were made; another series of changes came in 185 3; and finally, in 1860, the last remnant of protective duties disappeared.

In the first place, most of the reductions of duty on manufactured articles were of little practical significance.

All these countries made reductions of duty on French products, while France admitted other products at the rates of the British treaty tariff.

As a rule the minimum tariff has been applied, after negotiation, and thus is the tariff in practical effect; yet its rates are still high, and, most significant of all, agricultural products are granted no reductions whatever as compared with the maximum tariff, there being heavy and unrelaxed duties upon grain, animals, meats and the like.

In 1853 a treaty between the Zollverein and Austria brought about reciprocal reductions of duty between these two parties.

The second alternative was accepted, largely and low because Austria did not vigorously support the South tariff, German states, and in 1865 the Zollverein as a whole 186x' concluded a commercial treaty with France, bringing about important reductions of duty.

These treaties provided for reductions of duties in all directions, the most important concessions being on certain agricultural products.

But the reductions of duty made under it were never effectively carried out.

In his Presidential Message of December 1887 he attacked the protective system in unqualified terms; and in the session of 1887-88 the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives prepared a bill providing for great reductions.

Accordingly in the first ensuing session of the Congress elected in 1892 the tariff act of 1894 was passed, known as the Wilson Tariff, bringing about considerable reductions of duty.

This circumstance, as well as the failure to make other desired reductions, caused the ardent tariff reformers to be greatly disappointed with the act of 1894 as finally passed, and led President Cleveland to permit it to become law without its endorsement by his signature.

Some provisions for reciprocity arrangements with other countries, opening the way for possible reductions of duty by treaty arrangements, were also incorporated in the act of 1897, though with limitations which made it improbable that any considerable changes would ensue from this policy.

In conformity with these reductions the breastbone of the moas is devoid of any coracoidal facets; there is no trace of a keel, and the number of sternal ribs is reduced to three or even two pairs.

The inhabitants of the "reductions," whom the Jesuits had trained in the use of European arms and discipline, naturally rose in defence of their homes, and attacked the troops and authorities.

At the conclusion of peace the debt had risen to 63 millions, near which point it remained until about 1852, from which time successive reductions brought it down to 28 millions in 1857.

To obviate them statesmen have been led to adopt the principle of the " most-favoured-nation-clause " - that is to say, a clause providing that if any reductions of tariff or other advantages are granted by either contracting state to any third state, the others.

In Europe this clause has been uniformly treated as applying to all reductions of tariff without distinction.

The United States interpretation, on the other hand, distinguishes between reductions of a general character and reductions made specifically in return for reductions by some other state.

The great improvement in trade during 1905 and 1906 checked this tendency, and probably the manufacturing extensions owed something to the capital set free by the reductions of stocks.

According to Paul Pelseneer the Polyplacophora are the most archaic, the Aplacophora being specialized in (1) the great reduction of the foot, (2) the disappearance of the shell (Cryptoplax among the Polyplacophora showing both reductions in progress), (3) the disappearance of the radula.

If there are two fusions one would expect two reductions, and Harper has suggested that the division of the nuclei into eight in the ascus, instead of into four spores as in most reduction processes, is associated with a double reduction process in the ascus.

Two years later Austria-Hungary also arranged with Russia a treaty similar to that already made between Russia and Germany; the reductions in the tariff secured in these treaties were applicable also to Great Britain, with which there still was a most favoured nation treaty.

The loss of Norway necessitated considerable reductions of expenditure, but the economies actually practised fell far short of the requirements of y P q after 1815.

In Banff, Nairn, Elgin and several southern counties rent reductions varied from 25 to 30%.

Prior to the successive reductions of the salt duty in 1903, 1905 and 1907, next to land, salt contributed the largest share to the Indian revenue; and, where salt is locally manu factured, its supervision becomes an important part of salt Admini- administrative duty.

This he effected by reductions in permanent expenditure, amounting in the aggregate to 12 millions sterling, as well as by augmenting the revenue from land that had escaped assessment, and from the opium of Malwa.

But as by the admission of both logicians these reconstructions of Darapti are illogical, it follows that their respective reductions of categorical universals to existentials and hypotheticals are false, because they do not explain an actual inference.

It is little wonder, then, that the several reductions of the collected results were internally discordant so as to leave outstanding a considerable " probable error," but showed themselves able to yield very different conclusions when the same set was discussed by different persons.

By the adoption of this method great reductions in the quantity of water used and wasted are in some cases effected, and the water tenant pays for the leakage or waste he permits to take place, as well as for the water he uses.

Hydropterideae.-Two very distinct orders of heterosporous Filicales, the Salviniaceae and the Marsiliaceae, are included in this group. The difficulty of determining their exact relationship to the other orders of Ferns is increased by the more or less completely aquatic habit of the plants and the modifications and reductions in structure associated with this.

Certain reductions in taxation having been made in 1889, the reform of the constitution became the question of the hour.

In 1899 the revenue derived from the country was E126,000, in 1909 it had risen to E1,040,000, despite slight reductions in taxation, a proof of the growing prosperity of the land.

This will bring forward annual carbon savings of around 35,000 tons and annual household energy bill reductions of around £ 20 million.

That study claims to have achieved huge reductions in bovine TB by exterminating badgers.

However, 50% reductions in North America or Asia will produce a larger impact in mean ozone concentrations.

In April 1829 textile factory owners began imposing wage reductions on their workers.

For other students who temporarily interrupt their program, reductions will be calculated on termly thirds.

Women and their health insurance mart plan wal reform and economic by reductions in purchase offer delta.

When using pneumatic hammers a small drop-off in air pressure can lead to dramatic reductions capacity.

Similar reductions have been seen in Canada with transgenic rapeseed, according to the Canola Council of Canada.

With small changes in lifestyle or minor readjustments to your personal spaces, dramatic reductions in exposure can be achieved.

There is no evidence that trading by itself can achieve adequate reductions.

Nonetheless, dramatic reductions in salt intake are generally effective for many people with hypertension.