We know that our complicated tax code with its jigsaw of special preferences reduces economic efficiency.

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But this substitution reduces the efficiency of photosynthesis, especially at high temperatures.

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Contractures may also play a part in the development of scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that further reduces lung efficiency in people who have muscular dystrophy.

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This is something that various environmentalists seem not to understand: the imminence of economic efficiency reduces, not increases, the argument for continued subsidy.

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This efficiency undoubtedly reduces the potential amount of time customers have to think about their purchases before they reach the register.

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Offering around five times the efficiency of conventional anti-reflection coatings, this advanced technology reduces flare and ghosting for exceptionally high-contrast images.

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This in turn reduces the deficit, but still ensures funding for the clean energy and energy efficiency sector.

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Second, this trend coincides with new potential for improved energy efficiency in buildings, which substitutes better use of information for the wasteful use of energy and dramatically reduces the need for electricity production.

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