11.   But the scientists, writing in the journal Ecology, show that all that crested wheatgrass appears to have reduced the quality of the soil.

12.   But the promise of more Canadian content was not enough to overcome fears that the deep cuts would end up reducing the quality of CBC programming.

13.   Coffee could rise in the coming week amid growing concern that dry weather in Latin America will delay harvests and reduce the quality of crops.

14.   Concern is building that recent rains in the eastern Corn Belt, where soft red winter wheat is grown, could reduce grain quality.

15.   Doctors and hospitals, suffering from under-reimbursement in the face of increasing operating costs, are forced to cut corners and reduce quality or face bankruptcy.

16.   For many children, the drugs they took to control their seizures greatly reduced the quality of their lives by interfering with schooling, socializing and athletics.

17.   Freezing weather slows plant development and reduces quality.

18.   In any event, he said, they must not solve their problems by evicting patients or reducing the quality of care.

19.   Last year, in the face of rising paper costs, K-III trimmed the size of Premiere and reduced the quality of its paper.

20.   Much like the theme parks, the network cannot simply cut costs without reducing the quality of the programs.