Since the Americans arrived, the Philippine armed forces say they have reduced the strength of the Abu Sayyaf from hundreds to dozens.
The swift demobilization of the postwar period sharply reduced the strength of the AAF to about 300,000 officers and men by June 1947.
Benavides reduced the strength of APRA by declaring the party illegal, by a relentless persecution of its leaders, and by the adoption of social assistance projects.
"I would not anticipate this happening, and I want to know what it did," he said, adding that a cracked washer significantly reduced the strength of a bolted connection.
Instead of halting the launching on the spot, Mr. Rocha said, the shuttle manager, Linda Ham, granted a temporary waiver that reduced the strength requirements, on the basis of data that the investigation board later found to be flawed.
"If you take the freshly made surface and blow on it with your breath, you've reduced the strength of glass by a factor of two," said Suresh Gulati, a mechanical engineer and self-described "strength man" who retired in 2000 after 33 years at Corning but still works for the company as a consultant.
Water more likely reduced the strength of air cell structure of cracker (Luyten et al. 2004).
Parasympathetic blockade reduced the strength of the coupling between HPV and respiration.
Furthermore, addition of LKD reduced the strength of the mortar but with a faster setting time.
It was confirmed that copper contamination dramatically reduced the strength of wedge bonding.
During Dawson's brief reign, a number of players fell out with the management which reduced the strength of the squad.
