1.   Although the mite rarely kills bees, it weakens and deforms them, reducing their ability to make honey.

2.   He complained that it reduced his ability to walk around which was already somewhat restricted by arthritis.

3.   Spontaneous resolution is likely to reduce the ability of any trial to show differences in the effect of treatment.

4.   This would reduce the ability of the living world to take up carbon dioxide.

5.   Chains containing irregular units, which detract from the linear geometry, reduce the ability of a polymer to crystallize.

6.   And the narrow majority of the Republicans in the Senate and House reduces the ability of the leadership to control the rank-and-file.

7.   And the general decline in the value of assets around Asia reduces the ability of countries in the region to invest elsewhere, potentially triggering deeper economic troubles.

8.   Argentina initially opposed a relaxation in the United States ban, saying sharp budget cutbacks have reduced its ability to pay for advanced weapons.

9.   At the same time, political vacuums have opened in the major powers, reducing the ability of world leaders to respond.

10.   Besides, a duct into a gable vent will partially block the vent itself, reducing its ability to vent the attic.