He will now have to go back to court and request a permanent reduction in his sentence.

This is generally a permanent reduction in your monthly benefit.

The two subjects who slept little to start with did not achieve any such permanent reduction in sleep.

The agreement will give the company's customers free movies and a permanent reduction of 20 cents a month in basic rates, among other things.

Local governments should not be asked to accept a permanent reduction in services to damaging levels, but that is precisely what could happen.

They're freaking out over the idea of permanent reductions.

"A short-term decline is not out of the question, but my guess is that it wouldn't be a permanent reduction," he said.

Company officials spoke carefully of their moves as special promotions rather than permanent reductions, but specified no time limits.

Mindful of that problem, city officials also are striving to create permanent, citywide reductions in business costs.

President Bush, in his election campaign, had promised to press for a permanent reduction in the capital gains tax, saying it would stimulate economic growth.