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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aimed to lessen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an intention or goal to reduce something, such as a problem, issue, or negative impact.
Example: "The new policy was aimed to lessen the environmental impact of the company's operations."
Alternatives: "intended to reduce" or "designed to diminish".
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It also aimed to lessen some of the inequalities that had emerged during the two "lost" decades under the Liberal Democratic Party LDPP).Yet it has barely begun to face up to the demographic challenge, even though that is likely to exacerbate those inequalities among the young as well as the old.
That bill aimed to lessen paperwork for gun owners and to allow them to transport weapons more easily.
A cornerstone of Bo's Chongqing model involved a series of egalitarian social policies aimed to lessen the gap between rich and poor, and ease the rural-urban divide.
The Obama administration's implementation of Race to the Top aimed to lessen federal power over schools and offer states and districts more flexibility and options, but the program has still drawn skepticism from a range of critics.
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A new phone service called Simulring aims to lessen such headaches.
Sanctuary Retreats' guides take the children on game drives, aiming to lessen their fear of wildlife.
Vancouver Umbrella, a Canadian manufacturer, developed a canopy that spins when hit, aiming to lessen the impact of a strike.
The most benign way, politically and economically, in which to manage that might be through macroprudential policies that aim to lessen exposures among lender-economy banks to brewing bubbles abroad.
A new interactive tool that uses 360-degree video technology aims to lessen that fear by giving citizens a virtual tour of every corner of an average police station.
The tunnels also aim to lessen rail delays after turtles were responsible for 13 disruptions to train services between 2002 and 2014 by falling into spaces between rail switches and getting squashed, according to West Japan Railway officials.
Without it, farmers are obliged to sell part of their meagre crops of maize and beans, their diet has suffered, and they lack the savings or access to capital to bounce back after drought, argues Tania Bacelar, an economist at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Regionalpolicy supposedly aims to lessen inequalities.
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