This would mean a loss of income, a reduction in the scope of the work, and, moreover, the present disproportionate profile of religion in welfare services would be greatly reduced.
Does he not include in his definition of "the protection of individuals against the state" the prevention of indefinite detention without trial, the reduction in the scope of so-called "control orders", the absolute prohibition of torture, the requirement that evidence procured by torture must not be admitted in court or the reversal of the onus of proof to protect mental health detainees?
But the most significant reform that has been undertaken as the result of an order from Obama is a reduction in the scope of metadata searches, from three "hops," or degrees of association, to two.
The growth of competition among carriers and means of transport in the Western world has led to a reduction in the scope of municipal legislation in a number of countries, but international conventions and administrative regulations have proliferated.
Mr. O'Brien is determined to resist what he sees as Mr. Bloom's uncritical worship of Falstaff, the reduction of the complexities and scope of Shakespeare's history plays to a focus on a single fat man, no matter how witty and alive he is.
- The refocusing of activities onto the fight against child malnutrition accompanied by a reduction in the scope of free healthcare along national policy lines (with only anti-malarial drugs and RDTs remaining free of charge).
At the grass roots, however, those who would benefit from any reduction in the scope of the estate tax take a much more pragmatic view of the matter.
The reduction in the scope of the project did not come as a complete surprise to area residents.
In addition there will be a drastic reduction in the scope of the primary curriculum.
