To shorten the time vs To shorten the time takes to

Some examples from the web:

• The report from the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market refers to the need to shorten the time taken to deal with complaints.
• Reinstates the Commission's proposal to shorten the time limits.
• In my job I also learned we need to shorten the time between saying and doing.
• In a pharmacokinetic study, healthy subjects received oral brinzolamide (1 mg) twice daily for 2 weeks to shorten the time to reach steady-state prior to starting AZARGA administration.
• For the welfare of animals it is crucial to shorten the time of transport and lairage.
• For FP6 the Commission has made serious efforts to shorten the time for committing and signing contracts and for approving and processing payments.
• Every possible measure must be taken by the Community to shorten the time frame between the submissions of proposals and the payment of the Community financial contribution.
• The EESC would support the Pharmaceutical Review to improve the functioning of the Centralised and Mutual Recognition procedures in order to speed up the evaluation process and to shorten the time for the final decision to be taken.
• One of the Commission's objectives is to shorten the time limits following the introduction of NCTS.
• Does it not consider that it would be desirable to shorten the time taken to assess asylum applications, which in Italy is no longer than six months?
• Is the Commission planning, as a specific follow-up to the above, to shorten the time period given in the 'Novelle' for abolishing the isolated applications, i.e. 1 May 2006?
• Also, in view of the pace of social change, it might be better to shorten the time between surveys (currently six years).
• Even if the preparatory phase is shorter for next year's IPA, the rules must be simplified in order to shorten the time to implementation;
• In cases where there is a need to shorten the time for treatment before the operation is carried out, a dose of 300 IU/ kg is given on each of the next ten days before surgery, on the day of surgery and for four days immediately afterwards.
• Finally, our group voted against the amendment seeking to shorten the time-scale for applying the directive.
• He does not believe, however, that it is necessary to shorten the existing time-limits for requesting referral of a case.
• The Committee on the Environment proposed to shorten the minimum usage time within the Community from 15 to 10 years.
• For instance, it is not necessary to regulate further where the market has already achieved the objectives of the legislator (e.g. there is no immediate need to update the Directive on Credit Transfers to shorten the execution times).
• Where two transmission system operators wish to shorten the lead time for interruptions, any related agreement entered into between the transmission system operators shall be subject to competent national regulatory authority approval.
• To that end, the draftsman has made several proposals to extend the minimum rest periods and to shorten the maximum driving times.

Some examples from the web:

• In future, however, it would be good to work on simplifying the mechanisms of the public procurement process, and also to try and shorten the time it takes to make decisions.
• And to the extent that they can shorten the time it takes to understand the Euro, the costs of introduction will be less, because they absolutely cannot fall on the shoulders of the final consumer.
• Reinstates the Commission's proposal to shorten the time limits.
• In my job I also learned we need to shorten the time between saying and doing.
• Also, in view of the pace of social change, it might be better to shorten the time between surveys (currently six years).
• In a pharmacokinetic study, healthy subjects received oral brinzolamide (1 mg) twice daily for 2 weeks to shorten the time to reach steady-state prior to starting AZARGA administration.
• For the welfare of animals it is crucial to shorten the time of transport and lairage.
• Finally, our group voted against the amendment seeking to shorten the time-scale for applying the directive.
• In return, it may be appropriate to shorten the deadlines in order to reduce the time of uncertainty for the business to be divested.
• For FP6 the Commission has made serious efforts to shorten the time for committing and signing contracts and for approving and processing payments.
• The report from the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market refers to the need to shorten the time taken to deal with complaints.
• It is futile to try to exert pressure in order to shorten the amount of time required to take a decision if this ultimately leads to a situation of more haste, less speed.
• It is better to clarify that the time limits refer to 'working' days and not calendar days, but to shorten the periods for approval as these are currently too long.
• Even if the preparatory phase is shorter for next year's IPA, the rules must be simplified in order to shorten the time to implementation;
• Does it not consider that it would be desirable to shorten the time taken to assess asylum applications, which in Italy is no longer than six months?
• Every possible measure must be taken by the Community to shorten the time frame between the submissions of proposals and the payment of the Community financial contribution.
• He may have found a way to shorten the incubation period.
• I used scissors to shorten the graft to fit.
• I'm here to shorten the trip.
• Adoption of legislation through comitology is likely to shorten the legislative procedure.