Maier's goal as a designer is to strip away all unnecessary parts until a dress or a shirt or a bag or a watch has been reduced to its functional essence — until it achieves what he calls "a certain nothingness".
It was the latest reminder of how an aggressive campaign has turned into a rear-guard action; he has been reduced to asking delegates to wait until Tuesday to see whether Mrs. Clinton wins Ohio and Texas before doing anything.
12. Several of this Court's early decisions stating that an invention is not complete until it has been reduced to practice are best understood as indicating that the invention's reduction to practice demonstrated that the concept was no longer in an experimental phase.
Because other courts have held or assumed that an invention cannot be "on sale" within the meaning of §102(b) unless and until it has been reduced to practice, see, e. g., Timely Products Corp. v. Arron, 523 F.299288, 299 302 (CA2 1975); Dart Industries, Inc. v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 489 F.2d 1359, 1365, n. 11 (CA7 1973), cert.
(The time will depend on just how ripe the fruit is. To check doneness, pierce the flesh with a sharp knife. If it goes in easily, then remove the pears to the side with a slotted spoon). Continue cooking the poaching liquid until it has been reduced by two-thirds, then strain and set aside to use while preparing the coulis.
For example, it means someone with £50,000 in the bank when they enter a care home will have to pay the bills as they come in until that has been reduced to £23,250.
Amiigo, which is Spanish for "friend in good shape who spells poorly," is a chevron-shaped shoe clip that monitors movement, enabling you to know precisely how many calories you've expended repeatedly lifting the Boston Creme donut until it has been reduced to sugary crumbs.
He has been reduced to riding around in an S.U.V. until someone flushes a flock of domesticated game birds.
