31.   That, it said, had the effect of decreasing the number of countries eligible for relief, as well as the amount of gold the agency must sell.

32.   Taking the pills would decrease that number to two, Trussell said.

33.   The best programs delayed the initiation of sexual intercourse, and decreased the number of sexual partners and the frequency of intercourse among those sexually active.

34.   The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that California and other states approve mandatory boater education to decrease the number of accidents.

35.   The measure would have revoked a provision of the recent balanced budget agreement meant to gradually decrease the number of medical residents.

36.   The tactic has worked to encourage people to keep their guns at home, thereby decreasing the number of street shootings.

37.   They point to catalog retailers and other off-line companies that have long swapped and sold lists of suitable shoppers, in effect decreasing the number of mass mailings.

38.   To decrease the number of hours spent ironing, they use polyester fibers wrapped in cotton.

39.   While decreasing the number of some spoiling agents, ozone could allow other disease-causing bacteria to flourish, Nash said.

40.   Without tort reform to decrease the number of malpractice suits and large settlements, he said, few doctors could risk owning up to errors.