Using special deal accounting, JPMorgan substantially lessened the financial risks of the acquisitions.
Social security benefits and, later, Medicaid also substantially lessened reliance on public homes, until they became obsolete.
Results show that the hardship of droughts can be substantially lessened, with the largest rewards taking place in the most difficult periods.
In his efforts to always explore new techniques, he invented a diamond tool that substantially lessened the time preparing teeth for crowns and bridges.
The lack of competition in gas supply even warrants consideration of whether joint marketing by one of the largest suppliers, the Gippsland Basin joint venture between Esso Australia and BHP Billiton Petroleum, has substantially lessened competition.
The ACCC called for greater transparency of gas contracts and consideration of whether joint marketing by one of the largest suppliers, the Gippsland Basin joint venture, had substantially lessened competition.
Judge Tehan decided that the record did not establish that the acquisition of Simplic ity, a manufacturer of outdoor power‐maintenance equipment, had substantially lessened com petition or tended to create a monopoly in the outdoor pow er‐equipment market.
By June 26, convection associated with the hurricane had substantially lessened and cloud tops warmed.
Food processors, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, and clothes-washing machines have substantially lessened the physical activity required to cook and clean.
Once in the Gulf of Mexico, intensification substantially lessened as the storm maintained its Category 1 intensity throughout July 19 and July 20.
The overexpression of SOD2 in MIA-PaCa2 substantially lessened the extent of DNA damage incurred during treatment with 2ME2, whereas treatment of the shSOD2 MIA-PaCa2 cells resulted in increased damage (data not shown).
