The new system will steadily reduce the proportion of students' living costs that their parents are expected to meet.

Still, troop levels have been steadily reduced since the end of the war, when they were about 10 times the current level.

But the government has steadily reduced its growth forecasts this year.

The first planet to become truly Higher, it had been steadily reducing its population ever since.

Many companies have been steadily reducing health care benefits for retirees.

Sound change over time has steadily reduced the number of possible syllables.

But after a month, her hours were steadily reduced until she was working only 15 or 20 hours a week.

The infantry posted to the Island was also steadily reduced.

Meanwhile, the Koch administration steadily reduced the number of bridge workers until 1986.

In the past few years, high-tech companies have steadily reduced their technical support offerings.