The phrase "a reduction in amount of" is not entirely correct in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decrease in quantity or volume, but it would be more grammatically correct to say "a reduction in the amount of."
Example: "The study showed a reduction in the amount of waste produced by the factory over the last year."
Alternatives: "a decrease in the quantity of" or "a decline in the volume of."
A reduction in amount of water lost through respiration can occur if the temperature of the exhaled air is lower than the temperature of the body.
Gross, et al., observed a reduction in amount of plaque adhesion after tongue cleaning [ 13], whereas Badersten, et al., reported that tongue cleaning did not inhibit plaque formation [ 14].
On the other hand, slight reductions in WTCI as compared to the baseline even in subjects without tongue cleaning on days 3 and 10 were noted, while a reduction in amount of total bacteria in tongue coating samples from subjects without tongue cleaning was also observed.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has shut down some disposal wells and ordered a reduction in the amount of wastewater disposed of in others.
A reduction in the amount of lecture time enables instructors to increase the amount of two-way communication and relevant problem-solving activities.
A reduction in the amount of estrogen causes the walls of the uterus to shed part of their lining and bleed.
This was largely a result of a reduction in the amount of lead in leaded gas and a switch by the major automobile manufacturers to cars that run on unleaded gas.
Our results show that the function of movement-related alpha-beta oscillations is exhausted at full-term age, in parallel with the onset of a reduction in the amount of active sleep31,32,33.
Everyone agrees, from cops to academics, that a decade after the proliferation of cannabis farms across Britain there is no evidence of a reduction in the amount of the drug cultivated here.
These savings are both in terms of a reduction in the amount of interferon used, as well as in the resources necessary for the management of interferon-related side effects.
