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reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree

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Cardiovascular surgeons and related medical specialists describe minimized versions of bypassing the heart and lungs during cardiac surgery, which is not yet widely practiced, but shows promise for reducing blood loss, blood transfusions, haemodilution, and stroke.
The potential for scalding can be minimized while, at the same time, the risk of bacteria growth is reduced.
Your open programs and documents are automatically minimized and your desktop magically appears.
The moisture content of foundry sand and other aggregates must be constantly monitored and minimized to ensure it remains below 0.1%.
* minimized disruptive contours of the spindle head;
Hill was determined that as little of the forest should be destroyed as possible, and that the usual impact of clearing forest should be minimized. Usually, when trees are cleared, the place festers, because undergrowth on the perimeter of the site is suddenly exposed to ultraviolet light, dies and the whole scar gets continuously bigger.
Risk factors are minimized and outcomes are benchmarked to gauge program effectiveness.
Diana Dell, chair of the AMA committee that heard the debate, noted, "We heard persuasive testimony about the health risks of mercury and the need to minimize exposure, but heard conflicting testimony regarding the ability or need to eliminate all uses of mercury in health care facilities." Dell, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, said her committee decided in the end that the adverse health risks of mercury are well documented, and that exposure should be minimized. "Our AMA should work with appropriate groups to identify available options and suitable alternatives to mercury use," she said.
"The ability to plan for difficult times and work to make sure that negatives are minimized when they're encountered is an essential part of effective leadership and management," writes Jeffery R.
Moreover, if the survivor is expected to need the bulk of the benefits, any estate tax disadvantage to the second option is minimized, since the surviving spouse's estate is taxed only on the benefits that remain at his or her death, If the surviving spouse understands how to properly disclaim assets and there is a chance he or she will need all or part of the retirement benefits, the best option may be for the benefits to be paid to the surviving spouse.
The investigator rationalized Brad's actions by focusing on the stress and tension in the house, projected the blame onto Valerie's mother and Valerie herself, minimized the homicide by calling it unplanned, and provided viable reasons for a confession by encouraging Brad to tell his side of the story as an opportunity to determine his own future.
Moreover, the zone concept is attractive, Cross contends, because recoil in the bat handle is minimized during hits near the two points.
For most married taxpayers, Federal income tax liability can be minimized by filing jointly.
These claims can be minimized by taking a proactive approach to treatment in the camp infirmary.
"Labor costs can be minimized with the use of pit conveyors and pre-sorting of material as well as [by] utilizing a baler which operates automatically," Wildes says.