Sentence examples for blanket reduction from inspiring English sources

A blanket reduction could lead to some roads having a lower speed limit than necessary.

"But do I think simply a blanket reduction in the age of consent is the answer to this difficult dilemma?

But seeking a blanket reduction in the number of international students for this purpose is what Sir Humphrey might have called "brave".

These take the form of a blanket reduction in the retail price of kerosene and petrol, much of which is promptly smuggled to countries with higher fuel prices.

Edmund King, the president of the AA, who will meet Mr Fitzpatrick and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon to discuss the issue, said a blanket reduction of speed limits would not make roads safer, given that many accidents on rural roads involved only one car.

The point of temporary nationalization will be to stabilize the banking system (and the stock market) and bring about a blanket reduction in borrowing costs -- for all borrowers.

His group has already planned talks with Labour and the Liberal Democrats to persuade them to consider a possible "sugar tax" to enforce blanket reductions.

Instead of blanket reductions, he adds, the government should be able to set pay scales according to the market realities, "so we don't pay more or less than what we need" and measure performance more effectively.

In the case of the supply chain executive above, rather than a blanket cost reduction, she uncovered patterns within her data that identified and protected the most competitive work of her organization: getting products to customers on time and accurately.

Officially, the government denies it holds any political prisoners, and its generosity entailed a blanket one-year reduction of sentences for all jailed criminals.

On the contrary, the blanket commitment to deficit reduction threatens to push the euro area back into recession.