Sentence examples for a broad reduction from inspiring English sources

We have worked to make it more targeted and have seen a broad reduction in violence, shootings and stabbings," said Hogan-Howe in a statement issued on Monday.

Similarly, a broad reduction in state aid to municipalities was structured to raise the tax bill of the average taxpayer in each town by $250.

With a new round of layoffs in Europe, Credit Suisse is reacting to a broad reduction in deal activity and initial public offerings on the Continent prompted by market volatility and the debt crisis.

1937 Government Jobs Slashed WASHINGTON — A broad reduction of government personnel became apparent here today [May 16] when it was learned that a large number of jobs in the Works Progress Administration will end on June 1.

WASHINGTON — A World Bank report shows a broad reduction in extreme poverty — and indicates that the global recession, contrary to economists' expectations, did not increase poverty in the developing world.

The good news that (happily) violated that norm and rippled in headlines this week came in a World Bank report showing a broad reduction in deep poverty and concluding that the great global recession did not increase poverty in the developing world.

But Mr. Marchionne has consistently argued for a broader reduction in the number of factories in Europe.

One month ago, Kokkinoplitis announced a further €10 million cut in funding for the research centers as part of a broader reduction in government spending ordered by the "Troika" of the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.

But in a nod to the conservatives he has to keep in the fold, he affirmed his commitment to a broad, sweeping reduction in tax rates, as Mr. Cheney has also done recently.

WASHINGTON — Negotiations over a broad deficit reduction plan collapsed in acrimony on Friday after Speaker John A. Boehner suddenly broke off talks with President Obama, raising the risk of an economy-shaking default.

With his "Plan B" all but dead, the speaker was left with the choice to find a new Republican way forward or to try to get a broad deficit reduction deal with President Obama that could win passage with Republican and Democratic votes.