"Corresponding reduction" means that when one thing decreases or becomes smaller, another related thing also decreases or becomes smaller, in a way that is directly related or linked to the first thing. Full definition
The optimal combination of trips would have reduced total travel time by 40 percent, with corresponding reductions in operational costs and carbon dioxide emissions. (sciencedaily.com)
The researchers said they expect corresponding reductions in injuries, pollution events, vessel losses, search - and - rescue missions and deaths from fishing accidents under catch shares management. (sciencedaily.com)
However, most informed readers can point out numerous flaws in looking at this time trend evidence and concluding that «if smoking causes lung cancer, then there should have been a large corresponding reduction in cancer rates so that there can be no link between smoking and lung cancer.» (educationnext.org)