Sentence examples for reducing the ambition from inspiring English sources

The problem is Osborne is talking about reducing the ambition, not deploying the same funds in a different way.

Third, Obama could maintain his commitment to universality but dramatically reduce the ambition of coverage.

By contrast, Feigl's reaction (1956) was to reduce the ambition of the criterion of significance to the mere provision of necessary conditions.

HOW quickly the need to cut deficits is reducing the European Union's military ambitions.

The ferocious post-election contest has somewhat reduced the policy ambitions of American politicians.In the short term (that is, before inauguration day on January 20th), the narrower view of politics should help Mr Bush overcome any damage to his legitimacy caused by the manner of his election.

At the same time, Mr. Wright was finally realizing his ambition of reducing the company's exposure to network TV.

This is the only way we can realise our ambition of reducing the gap between the cost of public services – a figure still around £4bn a year despite sweeping public spending cuts – and tax revenues.

However, she had earlier made clear she was aware of sentiment in the UK about immigration, and her promise to stick to an ambition of reducing the net migration figure to the tens of thousands would require cutting the numbers from all over the world.

Rather than waiting on ICAO to do nothing as the industry requests, EPA should move forward with a strong domestic policy that will drive international ambition on reducing the harmful effects of aviation pollution.

The crisis should not therefore reduce the level of ambition in Doha.

Former leader of the Lib Dems, Sir Menzies Campbell, told BBC Radio 4's Saturday PM programme he understood the defence secretary's concerns, warning: "The real issue is you have to balance your resources against your ambitions, and the problem at the moment is that the resources keep being reduced, but the ambitions stay as grand as ever".