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Example sentences for: lessening

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The final analysis discusses the FDA's decision not to exempt small entities from the rule because an exemption for small retailers would shift underage sales to those locations, lessening or eliminating the effectiveness and benefits of the access restrictions.
The Goldwater-Nichols example is seen by some as having lessons applicable to lessening competition and increasing cooperation in other parts of the federal bureaucracy, particularly the law enforcement and intelligence communities.
The weapon would use the precision guidance technology already common in planes and tanks to deliver rounds that explode in the air above enemy soldiers, thereby lessening their ability to survive battlefield small arms fire by taking cover.
The goo-goos would cut the number of presidential appointments by a third or more, lessening the burden on the Senate and allowing the president to pick better candidates.
Hargarten observed that the impediments to publishing seem to be lessening, and that the work of Cherpitel and others is vital.