To reduce the overall weight of the building, it used less concrete in the floors; that in turn enabled it to cut down on structural steel.

为了减少建筑的整体重量，它在楼层中使用了较少的混凝土；这反过来又减少了对结构钢的使用。

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Wholesale sales were down an underlying 23% as customers cut back their orders to reduce stocks.

批发业务下降了23%，原因是客户削减了他们的订单以减少库存。

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Autonomous cars would reduce highway congestion, cut down on accidents, maximize fuel economy, and free up time for drivers to perform other tasks.

自动驾驶的汽车可以减轻高速公路拥挤，减少交通事故，使燃油经济性得到最大化，并且为驾驶员空出时间，让他们腾出手来去做别的事。

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So along with several other clinics near L.A. and Long Beach, they've started this program to send health workers into the homes to find and reduce exposures, hoping to cut down on emergency room visits and missed school days.

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And in the 9-11 Commission, we recommended that we create a Director of National Intelligence to break down this bureaucracy, to cut it, to reduce it, to break down the layers, to tear down the stove pipe so information could be shared.

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Also, it can cut down on lead times, reduce inventory levels, diminish some currency risks, increase control over intellectual property, and reduce supply chain disruption risks.

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