71.   Earlier detection of carcinoma of the bowel by the use of faecal occult blood screening tests should reduce the number of these patients presenting with iron deficiency anaemia.

72.   To reduce the number of hours of our training it has been agreed to offer the next course over four terms only.

73.   The constraints imposed by the language on possible sound patterns should significantly reduce the number of word candidates.

74.   In the following chapters we discuss possible ways of reducing the number of word strings.

75.   The tsar adopted these suggestions but reduced the number of specific requests.

76.   There have also been calls for the government to reverse its post-war land drainage policy, which has severely reduced the number of wetlands that replenish underground water tables.

77.   Alaska is to go ahead with a controversial plan to reduce wolf numbers in a bid to restock caribou herds.

78.   He then selected crews for another attempt the following night and reduced the numbers to the four best navigators.

79.   The new provisions on allocation of personal injury proceedings should reduce the number of actions transferred from the High Court.

80.   Mergers between these firms have had the effect of reducing the number of accountants who do not have a conflict of interest, simply because there are fewer firms.