His goal is to reduce the component costs - now about $1 billion a year -by 20 percent within four years.

We think that, with safety, we can reduce the greenhouse effect significantly within perhaps thirty years.

BellSouth plans to reduce its work force by 8,000 employees, or more than 8 percent of its 97,000 employees, within four years.

The number of military units and formations in the Ground Forces will be reduced from 1,890 to 172 within three years.

The administration has set a goal of reducing gasoline consumption within 10 years by 20 percent from current forecasts.

His powers got reduced very much within three years of his reign.

The company has agreed to reduce these emissions by 70 percent, or 252,000 tons per year, within 12 years.

The number of German troops was to be reduced to 370,000 within three to four years.

On 18 March, Northern Rock announced the measures that it would be taking to reduce the government debt within three to four years.

"If you decide to quit at 50, your chances of dying are reduced by one-half within 15 years."