Sentences with phrase «reduced by almost»

Civil and family legal aid firms have nearly halved in number since 2007/08, for example, although they shrunk by almost a further quarter in the last year, and the number of acts of assistance under the civil legal aid scheme reduced by almost two - thirds in the last four years.

With polar regions excluded, 2017 becomes the third warmest year, and the «global» warming relative to the base period is reduced by almost a tenth of a degree Celsius.

The percentage of fuel consumed by me is reduced by almost 60 %, which obviously saves time & money and we are able to live better life.»

Next week the European Parliament will vote on a new F - Gas Regulation — a piece of legislation with which EIA has been closely involved that will see the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Europe reduced by almost 80 per cent by 2030.

If black and Hispanic families owned homes at rates similar to whites, the racial wealth gap would be reduced by almost a third.

«However, those who have a driving history free of accidents, and a clean driving record before getting married, could see their rates reduced by almost half of what they were paying before they tied the knot.»

Also, the weight has been reduced by almost 30 grams from 191 to 161 grams.

Legroom back there is reduced by almost 3 inches, so we were unable to crouch down enough to keep our head from grazing the roof.

The engine, developed in partnership with Cosworth, is much modified, the weight has been reduced by an almost unbelievable 25 %.

Despite its larger size, roomier interior and additional luxury appointments, the weight of the new ES is reduced by almost 90 pounds.

Once the top is stowed, the cargo space in the trunk is reduced by almost half; 18 inch trims are standard, while 19 - inches are optional.

Solar panels, LED lighting, a building management system and more efficient IT facilities mean that electricity consumption has reduced by almost a third since 2011/12.

Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour until the liquid has reduced by almost half.

The volume of the implanted clip was reduced by almost half after 12 weeks.

As a result, it had been assumed that a major threat to the future of the güiña was human persecution, coupled with extensive farming and logging that has seen its habitat reduced by almost 70 % since 1970.

The power output of the rover's solar panels had been reduced by almost half because of a year's worth of accumulated dust.

During Evorus» five - month deployment with 80 users and 181 conversations, automated responses to questions were chosen 12 percent of the time, crowd voting was reduced by almost 14 percent and the cost of crowd work for each reply to a user's message dropped by 33 percent.

«Under the Conservatives the police workforce has been reduced by almost 20 %, this has eroded the community policing that we all rely on and left us all a little less safe, but what we need is concrete policy proposals.»

Bring to a simmer, stir in chipotle and adobo, and cook gently for 5 - 10 minutes, until the sauce has reduced by almost half.

When purchased together with Stera Sheen Green Label, the total lubricating costs are reduced by almost 50 %.

- While the cake is still warm, combine the remainder of the reserved apple juice (roughly 1/2 cup) with the 2 tablespoons of brown sugar in a small sauce pan, and allow it to very gently simmer for a few minutes until glossy and reduced by almost half; pour this juice reduction over the cake very slowly, allowing it to absorb into the cake, but don't worry if it doesn't completely absorb — it will continue to do so as the cake cools; allow the cake to cool completely before glazing decoratively with the Sour Cream Drizzle, and garnishing with chopped walnuts, if desired.

Keep whisking over medium - high heat for 15 - 20 minutes until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and reduced by almost 1/2.

In other words, in three hundred years the aboriginal population in Costa Rica was reduced by almost two - thirds.

Meanwhile, operating expenses were reduced by almost 10 %.

Capacity was reduced by almost half, to 390,000 bpd, and Enbridge restricted the product being moved through the line to light crude only.

«The government has aggressively tackled its direct operating debt (or «credit card» debt), reducing it by almost 80 per cent over the past 10 years.

The battery consumption reduces by almost half in the VOX mode.

Cook, whisking occasionally, until the mixture thickens and reduces by almost half, about 15 minutes.

Not exact matches

During that same time, inflation has reduced the dollar's purchasing power by almost exactly that same amount (38 percent).

Research by University of Chicago professor Ronald Burt shows that «being even one step removed from the person within the network almost completely reduces the benefits to you,» the authors write.

Google, or Alphabet as it is now named due to changing its corporate structure to model Berkshire Hathaway with its expansion into other industries to reduce its reliance on the core search engine, which could be overthrown by a kid in a garage under the wrong set of circumstances, generates after - tax earnings of $ 14.4 billion and has a net worth of almost $ 112 billion.

The meta - analysis, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that teaching approaches that turned students into active participants rather than passive listeners reduced failure rates and boosted scores on exams by almost one - half a standard deviation.

By using their platform, we managed to reduce our outbound marketing costs by almost 60 By using their platform, we managed to reduce our outbound marketing costs by almost 60 by almost 60 %.

Saudi Arabia will account for almost half of the agreed cuts, reducing output by nearly 0.5 mb / d, which will take overall production down close to 10.0 mb / d.

So you'd conclude that the January 1, 2012 reduction in the CIT rate from 16.5 % to 15 % would reduce revenues by about $ 3b, and increasing the federal rate from 16.5 % back to (say) 24 % would increase CIT revenues by some $ 15b - almost one per cent of GDP.

Record rainfall last year in Saskatchewan, which produces almost all of the country's lentils, reduced quality supplies by more than 15 per cent, Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada said.

With Asia's rapidly growing need for energy imports in the early 2000s, Canada hoped to reduce its almost 100 % reliance on the United States as an export market for oil and natural gas by expanding to Asia.

Additional children, though, reduce the probability of being happy by only 0.6 %, offering a «free lunch» in happiness — almost pure upside.

As a side note, I did some research and it «just so happens» that all of America's disasters for 2011 followed — almost immediately within a couple of weeks — some statement by Obama or his administration regarding reducing support or concern for Israel.

This distinction is an important one, as the former type of theory reduces the status of the final author of a gospel almost to that of an editor writing at a late period when trustworthy oral traditions were comparatively scarce; the latter type of theory assumes the existence of smaller, but earlier and more valuable written sources, some of which may even be apostolic, which have been combined with considerable oral tradition, of varying historical value, by the final author.

The solution, she says, is to reduce the amount of baking soda or baking powder in your recipe by almost half, which balances the acidity of the ingredients and keeps them from changing color.

When composted, single serve coffee from compostable pods will reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 140,000 tonnes worldwide compared to the same amount of coffee from non-compostable pods that are almost always sent to landfill.

Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer until the liquid has reduced by half and become almost syrup - like, about 8 - 10 minutes.

Woolworths» plan to cut the price of private label grocery brands to better compete with Aldi and Coles may cost the retailer as much as $ 1 billion, reducing earnings from food and liquor by almost a third, according to brokers.

RMIT University Eating a mainly organic diet for just seven days can reduce pesticide exposure in adults by almost 90 per cent, a world - first RMIT University study has found.

«As the global population is projected to increase by almost 3 billion by 2050, rice breeders urgently need to develop new and sustainable rice varieties with higher yield, healthier grains and reduced environmental footprints.

Members of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in Britain who are working towards an industry - wide water reduction target have collectively reduced their water use by almost a quarter since 2007.

The above sequence is, of course, made worse by the news that Madrid or Chelsea or Manure or Citeh have smartly collared various top class (and some not too top class) players who will almost certainly improve their squads and simultaneously reduce our chances of winning the premier league.

With elimination of excess fluids, the weight reduces to almost 10 % within the first week of birthand thus must be regained by 2 weeks of age.

The one hand fold reduces the parent's burden by almost 90 %.