Sentence examples for by lessen from inspiring English sources

Improvements in fire risk estimation are vital to reduce the negative impacts of fire, either by lessen burn severity or intensity through fuel management, or by aiding the natural vegetation recovery using post-fire treatments.

Social networks are effective at increasing participation — by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires.

"On economic reform, Tantawi believes that Egypt's economic reform plan fosters social instability by lessening G.O.E.

The organization that built the memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, said the plaque threatened to detract from the memorial's power by lessening its simplicity.

"But when the entire world of Wall Street was going down market, they felt that by lessening their standards they would water down their mystique".

But he also said he would be working with Westminster to prevent back cabs simply filling up the space created by lessening the numbers of buses.

In a similar vein, the Court upheld a death sentence in Washington by lessening the scrutiny applied to jury selection in such cases.

The goal was to keep from blurring the distinction between nuclear and conventional weapons by lessening the difference in their destructive power.

Nicotine replacement therapy is intended to jump-start quitting by lessening the physical effects of nicotine withdrawal, and cravings, when they are present.

Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has never given in to bitterness, has urged the United States and others to encourage more change by lessening Myanmar's isolation.

By lessening the risk, it might encourage more students to become, say, violinists or research scientists rather than lawyers or accountants.