11.   If the United States has an interest in reducing nuclear stockpiles, however, it is.

12.   In NEW YORK, copper prices were steady amid signs that the strong U.S. economy could help reduce stockpiles made ample by rising production.

13.   It will take time to reduce these stockpiles of products even if export demand recovers.

14.   Natural gas prices rose to the highest point in almost six weeks as forecasts for colder weather in the U.S. raised expectations that demand will increase and reduce stockpiles.

15.   Reducing nuclear stockpiles is no longer a utopian position.

16.   Refiners in the U.S. and Europe reduced stockpiles to cut costs, encouraged in part by the prospect of Iraqi oil being offered on the market.

17.   The new funds will be used to expand efforts to reduce stockpiles of nuclear materials and disarm existing nuclear weapons.

18.   The second half saw a marked, but expected, decline in demand as customers reduced stockpiles.

19.   The supply disruptions come as steady demand from the construction industry and manufacturers has reduced stockpiles.

20.   The two men sat side by side after signing agreements to reduce plutonium stockpiles and to establish a mutual early warning system for missile launches.