21.   Leyritz said he would have accepted his reduced role if Duquette had picked up his option.

22.   No one has ever reined in Bourque, not only because of the need for him on the ice but also because Bourque fought against a reduced role.

23.   Now Reeves will be on the sideline, though in a reduced role.

24.   Perhaps it was his reduced role thus far for the Knicks.

25.   Perhaps most telling is that Johnson quietly has accepted a reduced role.

26.   Running back Thurman Thomas, in a reduced role, still makes big Thurman Thomas plays.

27.   Senior IOC officials said they believed the majority would agree to a reduced role in the bid process.

28.   Sewon is subject to a smaller fine due to its reduced role in the scheme, prosecutors said.

29.   Since then he has cut the military budget, and the armed forces now play a much reduced role in Argentine affairs.

30.   Such rules let the states alter the marketplace in a form of industrial policy much criticized by those who advocate a reduced role for government.