The police car absorbed much of the blast, probably reducing further casualties.

Many former military officials anticipated that to reduce casualties, an air attack would begin at night.

Paying more attention to these individual steps could reduce accidental casualties, Army commanders say.

In the long run, the new ships' speed and efficiency may reduce casualties.

This will reduce civilian casualties but not end the guerrilla war.

Operations still needed to be perfected to reduce huge casualties.

The other logic for preventive war, he notes, is reducing casualties.

Roosevelt saw air strategy as a key to future war and a way to reduce American casualties.

It's reasonable to hope that better understanding will help reduce casualties.

In war games, the new approach has reduced estimated casualties to 10 percent.