Sentence examples for changes to lessen from inspiring English sources

The seven judges and one law professor who form the commission are considering changes to lessen the disparities.

Two years later a Constitutional Review Commission was established that was charged with recommending changes to lessen the ethnic bias built into the constitution.

But the White House, in private, had been skeptical of the effort and has proposed some changes to lessen its impact, according to senators and other officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.

Toward the end of President Obama's tenure, the Pentagon stopped releasing redacted investigations of major civilian casualty events, which are supposed to assign responsibility and recommend changes to lessen the probability of future civilian harm.

Over the years, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which administers Kennedy International Airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration have made changes to lessen the airport's impact.

This can mean requiring employers to provide more generous maternity leave, added government support for child care and tax law changes to lessen the penalty when a second earner goes to work in a family.

Coach Tom Coughlin said Monday that he accepted the premise that the rule was changed to lessen injuries, but he did not seem certain how it would work in practice.

At the Aquatics Centre, Pedro Adrega, head of communications at Fina, swimming's governing body, was flabbergasted, suggesting athletes had perhaps requested for the colour change to lessen the effects of the sun's glare.

Some legislators also want rules changed to lessen the central power of the speaker's office and seniority system, establish more transparency in how the chamber operates and make decisions and give the chairmen of Assembly committees more authority.

He certainly never promised to make the types of structural changes necessary to lessen the divisions in our system.

And there are numerous parts of the tax package that will be difficult to enforce, leading to concerns that wealthy individuals could try to game the changes to further lessen their tax bill.