That relationship means that, other things being equal, increases in Fed assets tend to increase bank reserves while increases in other Fed liabilities tend to reduce bank reserves.

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The possibly sharp increase in nominal interest rates would tend to reduce demand for base money.

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They also tend to reduce wage disparities between age groups and sexes, since low-paid workers are often young or female.

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This would tend to reduce the "abuse" cases cited by some patients.

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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.

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Questions of honesty aside (and honesty on the part of governments is more important, especially in the field of national security, than many people realize), the CWC's putative benefits will tend to reduce concern about a problem that deserves increased concern.

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As Steve Forbes likes to say, When you reduce the tax burden on a thing, you tend to get more of that thing.

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Not only do they reduce reliance on oil, but these substitutes tend to have less of a residual impact on the environment.

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Modularity, potentially, can also reduce the possibility of runaway accidents because the fuel rods tend to be somewhat isolated from each other.

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