The phrase "take a reduction" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to lowering a price, discount, or allowance. For example, "Since I'm a returning customer, they offered to let me take a reduction on my purchase."
But more important -- our proposal should not result, and we have never said it would result, in players having to take a reduction".
Making a mashup with that song means the label issuing the mashup has to convince all the publishers involved to take a reduction in royalty otherwise, it won't be profitable for the label.
Making a mashup with that song means the label issuing the mashup has to convince all the publishers involved to take a reduction in royalty — otherwise, it won't be profitable for the label.
Some shorter goalies had to take a reduction in pad size, though in practice, N.H.L. officials found that there could be wide variations, even among goalies of the same height.
Norton said in an interview for the latest edition of Radio Times: "It did seem extraordinary in a time of cuts where you were asking everyone who works for the BBC who's loyal and doing a good job to tighten their belts and take a reduction in pay, while those people who'd dragged the BBC into disrepute were being handed sacks of cash".
But as a proud American, and one who understands the ramifications of not only the country's defaulting on its obligations but also our exploding debt, I am more than willing to pay my share of the cost of Medicare and take a reduction in my Social Security benefits.
Ahold also took a reduction of 137 million euros on earnings reported under the United States rules to account for gains on real estate assets.
Of all the newly re-employed tracked by the Heldrich Center, 29 percent took a reduction in fringe benefits in their new job.
*Young, the N.F.L. maintains, took a reduction in salary to help the 49ers sign Druckenmiller; he was promised that the money would be given back the following the year, and he got it back.
Mr. Dickey made it clear that not only did the company's executives feel their pain, they would share the sacrifice, noting that he too would take a furlough and that Craig A. Dubow, the chief executive, and Gracia C. Martore, the president and chief operating officer, "each will be taking a reduction of salary that is equivalent to a week's furlough".
That's on 40.2% of properties taking a reduction in Miami vs 49.8% one year ago.
