Words similar to lessening

Example sentences for: lessening

How can you use “lessening” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

EPA addressed OIRA's concerns by lessening the information collection requirements for risk management plans in its final rule.
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.
In the Federal Register notice, EPA described lessening risk management plan information requirements as follows:
Examinations of 53 San Francisco bartenders made before and after the implementation last January of California's public indoor smoking ban show, says the medical journal, a substantial post-ban lessening of respiratory troubles as well as of eye, ear, nose and throat problems.