Sentence examples for lowering the proportion from inspiring English sources

And when Barrick publishes its 2001 earnings next month it is expected to say that it has stretched its hedge arrangements over a longer period, thereby lowering the proportion of current production that is insulated from movements in the gold price.

There have been other signs of a reactionary resurgence, including the drafting of a law that would have reintroduced stoning as a punishment for adultery, and the passage of a law lowering the proportion of provincial council seats reserved for women.

Moronuki added that Japan would propose lowering the proportion of votes required to set catch quotas from two-thirds of the IWC membership to a simple majority – a move that is expected to encounter strong resistance from Australia and New Zealand.

Scenario analysis suggests that lowering the proportion of thermal power in power generation structure and the transmission of bundled wind power and thermal power from the north to the load centers are promising ways in enlarging the environmental co-benefits of wind power penetration.

Across the board, companies need to improve the nutritional composition of their products, lowering the proportion of sugar, fats and salt and increasing levels of healthier ingredients.

However, lowering the proportion of cells with an extra copy of the plasmid, led to fewer inclusions at 4 hours post PI with only 10% of cells containing inclusions if in the extreme case we assumed that no cells incorporated an extra plasmid.

The growth in students from state schools has lowered the proportion of UK entrants from the independent sector.

Or do you want to lower the proportion of military expenditure and carry out more economic construction?

He offered a rather modest suggestion: lower the proportion of interest payments that are deductible.

Coverage by private plans lowers the costs of these injuries much more than it does for others, and also lowers the proportion of all claims that arise from non-traumatic injuries.

A60-year-old in frail health would want to lower the proportion of equities and increase the weighting for bond funds.