11.   Many of the downshifters were parents who had cut their consumption to reduce working hours, thereby gaining time with their children.

12.   Masson, the labor protester, said that French unions were willing to talk with the government about reducing working hours.

13.   My wife will reduce her hours but continue working when the baby arrives.

14.   One effect of job subsidies is to reduce the hours that people work.

15.   Perhaps your best strategy would be proposing to take the job on a trial basis, with the option of reducing your hours if you find you need to.

16.   Several clinics reduced their hours to compensate for the lost revenue.

17.   She could barely function at work and had to reduce her hours to part-time.

18.   That would reduce the hours that children are without parental supervision after school.

19.   The company has responded by shortening park hours, instituting a hiring freeze and by seeking volunteers to reduce work hours.

20.   The company reduced the hours worked by some of its part-time retail employees rather than firing people, Alberini said.