11.   A gain is taxed as a balancing charge, while a loss gives rise to a balancing allowance that can be used to reduce taxable earnings.

12.   This additional information can be used to reduce the level of uncertainty in the project, producing the posterior probability of the same outcome.

13.   What is not so obvious is the converse of this, ie a reduction in road space can be used to reduce traffic speed and volume.

14.   The balancing treatment is also used to reduce the colour effects which a single lens would produce because of the dispersion of the glass.

15.   The offline system is used to reduce the quantity of online magnetic storage allocated to modules inside LIFESPAN, in the directories and devices determined by the charge codes.

16.   Aprotinin has been used to reduce the incidence of deep-vein thrombosis following hip surgery.

17.   Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme.

18.   The balance is kept to a minimum, and any temporary surplus is used to reduce government borrowing.

19.   Among the rulings, the commission said the proceeds from the sale of gold cannot be used to reduce deficits, but are allowable to reduce overall debt.