Sentence examples for reduced their ability from inspiring English sources

City officials are now attempting to reverse the disastrous effects, which reduced their ability to influence rental prices.

And the enormous explosion of private markets over the last couple of decades has hugely reduced their ability to pursue even their narrower economic objectives.

And even when terrorists did blow things up, the fact that the state could hush it up greatly reduced their ability to spread alarm.

Countries in the Mediterranean basin had not been able to industrialize and had retained their agricultural and artisan economies, which limited their purchasing power and reduced their ability to trade.

And 29 percent of nonretirees surveyed said that rising health care costs had reduced their ability to save for retirement, and about 12 percent said that was a factor in delaying their retirement.

Unfortunately, this commitment seems to have reduced their ability to be seen to act as honest brokers, something acutely felt at times like these, especially since there have been repeated scandals in Japan over the covering up of information relating to faults and accidents at reactors.

Dan Schnur at the University of Southern California notes that ballot measures in California that attract serious opposition rarely pass: last year unions handily saw off a Republican-backed proposal that would have reduced their ability to raise funds.If the reformers win in California the reverberations will be felt elsewhere.

Some H.I.V. positive gay men take it because the infection itself or the antiviral drugs may have reduced their abilities to perform sexually.

The proponents are asking our residents to reduce their ability to elect all six council people".

The longtime anti-business coloration of liberals reduces their ability to take on the convergence con.

The lower reliability of rental payments is expected to reduce their ability to increase their stock.