Sentence examples for broad lessening from inspiring English sources

Its mouth was surrounded by a plaited pile, which near the column was two inches broad, lessening in its narrowest part to three-quarters of an inch.

The broader lessen for us non-superstar athletes is an old saw: the punishment for lying is worse than the crime itself.

Under that limit, part of the Pentagon's broad effort to lessen the strains on the military, General Petraeus would not have had to pull out any combat units until April, instead of removing the first brigades in mid-December, he said.

In other species, such as the herring gull, each individual exploits a broad range of foods, thereby lessening the risk of starvation, as it is unlikely that all types of food will become exhausted at the same time.

Some may fear that the passage of GINA will serve as an escape valve, lessening pressure for broader health-care reform [ 19], but it could also be described as a step in the right direction.

Improving productivity across the board could help satisfy rising meat demand while lessening the need to clear broad swaths of rain forest.

-- possibly lessening motivation to ensure women are treated as equal contestants in the broader field.

But the pressure is lessening.

Just possibly, outflows may be lessening.

The urge to save may be lessening.

Lessening Congo's Violence.