"They can buy any kind of capability they want. But we are determined, working with Mexico, to do everything in our power to reduce this violence."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Well, if we see that our death is inevitable and we really internalize that fact, perhaps that would reduce the badness of it.

如果我们清楚死去无可避免,并且真正承认这个事实，也许这样会减少它的坏处。

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It's not just that we need to reduce our indenpendence on foreign oil.

问题不仅仅在于我们需要,减少对国外石油资源的依赖。

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So I think it becomes clear that even if we want to reduce our regional profile, an issue like the Yemen issue makes it clear that this is not possible,"

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

"We needed to look at all the avenues to reduce our costs and the number one, of course,is our rent,and I asked the landlord to help me out, which they agreed,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.20