But far from lessening the institutional feel of the whole proceedings, it kind of exacerbated it.
Far from lessening the pace of war crimes investigations after Mr. Milosevic was handed over, the authorities have pressed on with the investigation of killings of Kosovo Albanians by the Serbs during the war over the province in 1999.
Crawford and others are called in to the station house to explain and the twists and turns of the plot are disclosed in flashback, a structural device which, far from lessening its impact, deepens the story and amplifies its surprises and ambushes.
It seems that the better performance on intelligence tests after MPH treatment did not result from lessening ADHD symptoms.
As Donald Trump tries to clean up his act, now cross-dressing as presidential, rational, and contemplative, both Clintons, thanks to their domination of the New York State political apparatus, may step back from and lessen their irrational fears of losing the nomination again.
Purchasing items from thrift and second-hand stores keeps those items from landfills, lessening waste in our communities.
Moving people from floodplains lessens damage but destroys communities.
There are already more than enough indignities associated with flying for all Americans, from ever-lessening leg room to creeping fees.
However, male youth participation in TVET demonstrated effects that were not statistically different from zero, lessening our confidence in this result.
Michael Klare, a professor of world security studies at Hampshire College, said that the new sources of natural gas from shale may lessen the geopolitical importance of countries that historically have been the biggest producers of natural gas, including Iran, Qatar and Russia.
