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Example sentences for: lessen

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It should preferably be French in origin, since that may lessen potential irritation in Brussels at the fact that the acronym invariably represents an English word sequence.
The argument for hitting al Shifa was that it would lessen the chance of Bin Ladin's having nerve gas for a later attack.
Echoing their earlier comments to the Board's Exposure Draft, Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment, some respondents expressed concern that expensing rather than capitalizing costs associated with stewardship PP&E would lessen the value of the operating statement as a tool for performance measurement since it would overstate the cost in the year an asset is acquired.
Approaching the acquisition this way will lessen, but not eliminate, the risk that an agency may select an alternative that does not fully meet user requirements or that is unnecessarily complex and expensive.
In addition, NOAA officials believe that the public takes more accurate forecasts more seriously-which helps lessen loss of life and property.