41.   That should have made it less likely to cause disease and reduced its ability to reproduce.

42.   The concern is that when they escape and breed with wild fish, they may reduce the ability of the offspring to survive.

43.   The changes in its natural course and flow, scientists say, have reduced its ability to regenerate marine life and cleanse itself.

44.   The drug, an immuno-suppressant, reduces the ability of the body to reject tumor cells, Patt said.

45.   The law, if adopted, is meant to reduce the ability of companies dependent on public contracts to use their influence on the media to win tender offers.

46.   The journal also reported that long waits for coronary bypass operations reduced the ability of patients to resume normal life and work in the long term.

47.   The labor reforms also reduce the ability of workers to seek damages for unfair dismissal.

48.   The House had passed a sweeping measure that would have vastly reduced the ability of people to sue manufacturers, doctors and even those who commit rape or murder.

49.   The Legislature is attaching requirements that Hodges says would slow the introduction of the lottery and reduce its ability to respond to the market.

50.   The manufacturer group cites greater competition from abroad, which reduces the ability of businesses to shift costs to consumers, as the reason for the slowdown in growth.