• Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said his government would launch a new program to spay and neuter dogs in order to reduce the number of animals in the street, sending 25 mobile surgical units to neighborhoods where residents would be encouraged to take advantage of free sterilization for their pets.

    NPR: Officials: Possible 5th Killing By Mexico Dog Pack

  • Nor are cuts going to help: take demand out of the economy and you reduce the number in employment.

    FORBES: Demand goes round the U-bend

  • "We hope this transparency will help address the shortage of prospective adopters in England and reduce the growing number of children in care who are waiting for a stable, permanent and secure home in the form of an adoptive placement, " he said.

    BBC: Adoption map launched to encourage would-be adopters

  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended last year that oral contraceptives be sold over the counter in an effort to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in the United States.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • In much the same way that consumers tend to reduce the number of cards in their physical wallets down to the key brands that deliver them the most value, mobile wallets will live or die on the utility they provide.

    FORBES: Paying With Your Data: The Real Promise Of Mobile Wallets

  • In the printing and personal systems group, the company intend to reduce the number of SKUs in printing by 30% and in PCs by 25% by the end of 2014.

    FORBES: HP 2013 View Even Worse Than Expected; Stock At 9-Year Low

  • With the base row over, if America can rely upon Japan to play a greater part in its own defence, America can reduce the number of its own troops in Japan and move some forces to Guam or even Hawaii.

    ECONOMIST: Japan and America

  • "Stopping young people taking up this deadly addiction in the first place will not only reduce the number of lung cancer cases in the future but a range of other illnesses that continue to blight the lives of so many people, " she added.

    BBC: Cost of cancer in the UK 'over ?15bn' a year

  • And that I would insist that Congress do its part, in terms of funding, in terms of oversight, and part of that would be to reduce the number of committees involved in the process and things of that nature.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • One was to reduce the number of elected representatives in the lower house of parliament from 70 to 38, with the number of nominated and indirectly elected members in the upper house to be increased from 35 to 67.

    ECONOMIST: Kirgizstan

  • Estimates suggest that culling badgers in areas where bovine TB is prevalent could reduce the number of new cases of TB in herds by 16% over 9 years, said Defra.

    BBC: Second badger cull licence issued

  • However, the government did recognise that more needs to be done to reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation, the spokesperson added.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Charity warns on young homeless

  • The healthcare system has been working to reduce the number of chemicals in the products it buys and uses in its 36 hospitals.

    FORBES: California Moves To Phase Out Harmful Chemicals

  • The Belfast on the Move project aims to reduce the number of cars in the city, giving priority to buses, cyclists and pedestrians.

    BBC: Bus lane

  • As technologies advance, he said, the Pentagon can reduce the number of drones in orbit, while still increasing the video, data and other information being transmitted.

    NPR: Military Weighs Cutbacks, Shifts In Drone Programs

  • Conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist and conservative strategist Richard Viguerie have called for criminal justice reforms that would reduce the number of prisoners in U.S. prisons.

    CNN: GOP, time to rebrand in the image of the 'Great Emancipator'

  • If we want to get serious about reducing firearms violence we will have to reduce the number of pistols in circulation -- and good luck with that!

    ECONOMIST: America��s gun laws

  • Fifteen percent of respondents said they believe that the United States will be able to reduce the number of troops in Iraq significantly within the next few months.

    CNN: Poll: Americans divided over Iraq invasion

  • Nonetheless, there is good reason to believe that the Navy will not reduce the number of carriers in the fleet anytime soon, despite the budgetary challenges that lie ahead.

    FORBES: Despite Budget Woes, The Navy Is Unlikely To Cut Carriers

  • Helicopter makers have taken strides to make their gear safer than it was 20 years ago, and the government has been eager to reduce the number of deaths in accidents even further.

    FORBES: 10 Essential Checks Before You Step Into A Helicopter

  • An interim report by the Department of Health into Winterbourne View said commissioning across health and care services should aim to reduce the number of people in treatment and assessment centres.

    BBC: Winterbourne View: Abuse footage shocked nation

  • The gossip among expats is that banks' longer-term responses to the crisis such as more recruiting of European Union citizens, stingier expat packages and shorter contracts will further reduce the number of Americans in London.

    ECONOMIST: Americans abroad

  • Unless they receive federal assistance, many school districts will be forced to reduce the number of teachers in their classrooms, or turn to other measures such as shortening the school year or cutting spending on schoolbooks and supplies.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • Krishna Vatsa, the UNDP's disaster-reduction adviser in South Asia, said the warning system would help reduce the number of deaths from a similar situation in the future.

    CNN: Asian tsunami warning system: A last-mile challenge

  • In 1998 the government set targets to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy from 23% in 1995 to 15% by 2010.

    BBC: Helpline for pregnant smokers

  • Lead researcher Professor Geoffrey Sher said the test may allow doctors to cut the number of embryos they use in IVF treatment - and thus reduce the number of multiple births.

    BBC: NEWS | Health | Test to boost IVF success rates

  • LaHaye said a handful of athletes are invited to take part in the event each year, but their inclusion doesn't reduce the number of slots for those who get in by doing well in qualifying events, or by winning a spot through the Ironman lottery.

    CNN: Heart transplant patients push physical limits at Ironman

  • "It could be that many of the susceptible trees were killed off in 2005, which would reduce the number killed last year, " said Paulo Brando from the Amazon Institute of Environmental Research (IPAM) in Belem, Brazil.

    BBC: Amazon drought 'severe' in 2010, raising warming fears

  • These principles now lie behind a long-overdue effort in Britain to reduce the number of claimants.

    ECONOMIST: Welfare to work

  • The study showed Inspra may reduce the number of deaths occurring in heart failure patients by one-sixth.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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