Rather than enhancing his squad in January, Wenger actually reduced the numbers by agreeing to let highly rated midfielder Lassana Diarra, signed from Chelsea the previous summer, leave for Portsmouth.

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Then, too, the sort of people who torch cars and smash plate-glass windows to get at the jewelry and televisions inside are not, we suspect, highly correlated with those most put out by the reduced hours at the local library.

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Dr Amy Berrington, of Cancer Research UK, said the link between oral contraceptive use and cancer risk was highly complex, with studies showing that taking the Pill reduced ovarian and endometrial cancer risk, but increased the risk of breast cancer risk and probably also cervical cancer.

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Rox said its "highly sophisticated" new smoke cloud system released a heavy fog which reduced visibility when activated.

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Shadow Cabinet Office minister Tessa Jowell agreed that the cost of the redundancy scheme needed to be reduced and currently provides "overly generous and disproportionate benefits for some very highly-paid people".

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The Tories were highly critical of the IT programme in opposition and since forming the coalition government costs have been reduced.

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After Sept. 11, the number of H-1B visas, which allow highly qualified foreign workers to remain in the United States for up to six years, was reduced from 195, 000 to 65, 000 per year, because of security concerns.

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Many of her highly leveraged companies are severely troubled and as a result her once triple-AAA bond deals have been reduced to junk status.

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