Whether it was trying to reduce the number of steps to cut the lawn as a child, reduce the time it took a computer program to run as a software developer, or today, trying to get more done with less energy.
Putting tin directly onto the copper piece would reduce the manufacturing steps and costs, Norton said.
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Since September, India's government has taken steps to reduce its spending and boost private-sector investment.
He argues that such steps will reduce the need for more expensive treatment in later years.
The President understands that we have to take steps to reduce the level of government spending.
So if you're considering permanent ink, take the necessary steps to reduce your risk of tattoo regret.
Bottom line: Obama is likely to take more steps to reduce the pollution blamed for climate change.
Leape said there are signs some large business and governments are taking steps to reduce their burden on the environment.
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Airlines get a bad environmental rap for their fuel-burning emissions, but several are taking steps to reduce their mile-high carbon footprints.
We have taken I think serious steps to reduce civilian casualties and have done that, and that has been effective.
While your retirement projections must include provisions for taxes, you can take steps to reduce the amount you will owe.
The Republican's presumptive presidential nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, has long been a proponent of steps to reduce greenhouse gases.
But its future in this country is in peril unless we take steps to reduce barriers and open up the game.
And some important steps to reduce the fraud and abuse in Medicare.
Other steps to reduce violence have been met with opposition in Congress.
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Sustained and reinforcing education is needed to effectively encourage people across the age span to take steps to reduce their risk for infection.
Pressure on the central bank to ease policy has grown after the government took steps to reduce its fiscal deficit and boost growth.
The fire service now issues cutters with breathing apparatus and has taken steps to reduce the risk of cabling becoming trapped in the kit.
"The biggest message is that you don't have to take big steps to reduce your water usage, " its designer, Berlin-based Timm Kekeritz told CNN.
Corning shares are down sharply this morning after the company said it has begun taking steps to reduce capacity in the face of softening demand.
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Minneapolis is a city that has taken important steps to reduce gun violence and foster a conversation in the community about what further action is needed.
These provisions have become popular as the Volker Rule and many banks have already taken steps to reduce their exposure to proprietary trading to comply with these directives.
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In addition, such republics must take steps to reduce the size of any military establishment on their soil and to decrease radically the priority accorded to defense expenditures.
His ministry's calculations, which predate China's announcement, allegedly show that such emission-curbing steps could reduce the carbon intensity of India's economy by around 25% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels.
They have called for aggressive spending cuts and steps to overhaul entitlement programs, while rejecting any new attempts to increase revenue as part of further steps to reduce the deficit.
Labour transport spokesman Charlie Gordon also backed the high speed rail link coming to Scotland, but called for support for interim steps to reduce rail journey times between Scotland and London.
The simple truth is that public sentiment in America is the reason that solitary confinement has exploded in this country, even as other Western nations have taken steps to reduce it.
Thomas, in an interview, said the government was taking steps to reduce stockpiles, including allowing traders last year to export wheat and rice surpluses and increasing food allocations for poor people.
If that gap persists, the problem can be addressed by supplementing payment of interest on reserves with steps to reduce reserves and drain excess liquidity from markets the second means of tightening monetary policy.
With both sides sticking to deeply entrenched positions, the night of competing messages signaled continued partisan division and political showdowns in Washington over the federal budget and further steps to reduce the deficit and national debt.
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