31.   Traders also said the mark fell against the yen on the perception that Japanese investors will reduce their purchases of foreign assets.

32.   Tumbling currencies, higher interest rates and slower economic growth in much of Asia have reduced purchases of copper-containing products such as household appliances and cars.

33.   Utilities also can try to reduce power purchases by offering financial incentives to change the way large industrial customers use electricity.

34.   When corporations and consumers stop buying electronic devices like cell phones and personal computers, those manufacturers reduce their purchases of chips.

35.   With urban rents rising faster than inflation, poor families have had to reduce food purchases.

36.   With more grass available, ranchers will be able to reduce corn purchases.

37.   With more grass available, ranchers would be able to reduce corn purchases.

38.   China has drastically reduced purchases of Australian wool because of increased enforcement of Chinese import duties and value-added tax payments that Chinese buyers had previously been evading.

39.   Its members believed the government should reduce weapons purchases and crack down on theft of public money before taking such unpopular steps.

40.   Most initially intended to serve the Thai domestic market but have shifted their strategies toward export after the Asian economic crisis reduced auto purchases here.