Sentence examples for in favour of reducing from inspiring English sources

The Liberal Democrats argue in favour of reducing the fleet to three.

Some also voted in favour of reducing the term limit on abortion.

He had always been in favour of reducing the age of consent to its present level of 16.

Still, President Kim may yet resist the temptations of a security scare, in favour of reducing tensions with the North.

Of course, I am not at all in favour of reducing the income of those in work – much less, the in-work poor.

The CDU is therefore strongly in favour of reducing the level of new borrowing and of strict adherence to national debt limits.

In Britain most of the debate around risk has ignored food and fuel in favour of finance: reducing high levels of borrowing by households and the government and finding ways to stop banks from courting another disaster.

Thatcherism was always about breaking down common bonds in favour of selfishness; of reducing us to individuals; of believing that we improve our own lot solely through our own efforts rather than by linking together with others.

In the overall pooled population of the 12 controlled randomised studies, Kaplan Meier analysis indicated a similar risk of progression, with a trend in favour of a reduced risk among patients treated with epoetin- β (HR=0.85; 95% CI: 0.72, 1.01; log-rank, P=0.072).

She made a conscious decision to strike the balance in favour of her children, reducing her practice to be with her girls during school holidays, turning down the brief that might take her out of London, eschewing the long-hours culture that meant not being there for bathtime.

As parents and caregivers weigh both the pros and cons of changing their behaviour, tipping the balance in favour of pros and reducing the cons may facilitate behaviour change.