Sentence examples for able to lessen from inspiring English sources

These are the world's poor, who are now (thanks again to technology) able to lessen their burdens in profound ways.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement at a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, when he made clear his pleasure at being able to lessen the fiscal penalty on a civilian work force of about 800,000 people.

"As bad as this is — and we knew this day was coming — we've been able to lessen the pain," said Jamie Horwitz, a spokesman for the Transport Workers Union.

Higher consumption of red meat in early adulthood could be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and women might be able to lessen their chance of contracting the disease by consuming legumes, poultry, nuts and fish instead, a study has suggested.

Consequently, the ICC is able to lessen the cracking tendency of the concrete at the early age.

This result demonstrates the Tommasi [114] approach is able to lessen the effects of negative transfer from unrelated sources.

I am proud that, like Mark Twain, I have been able to use humor to lessen people's hatred!" In some ways, Pryor probably realizes that his legendary status has weakened the subversive impact of his work.

If there's a gradual rise in interest rates, such a company would be able to readjust its business to lessen the impact, said Sarenski.

Clinics with stronger management capacities were able to employ lay counselors to lessen the burden on nurse counselors, integrate policy into practice, secure test kit supplies, and increase the rate of HCT uptake.

In this study, the authors designed a computerized mechanism, equal opportunity tactic, to lessen the difference in perceived performance between more-able and less-able students.

By midafternoon, as the winds began to fade and the rains to lessen, the hospital's chief, Cindy Bradley, was able to relax slightly.