Sentence examples for had been lessened from inspiring English sources

The effect of these side branches is that the relative amplitudes of the formants are altered; it is as if one or more of the possible superimposed variations in air pressure had been lessened because it had been trapped in the cavity formed at the side.

Ford said the damage of two opening defeats had been lessened by the fact that no Group A team had won both opening games, leaving Wales four points behind joint leaders Belgium, Croatia and Serbia.

Perhaps it would have been illegal and impossible to put them side by side to show how the difficulty of the older test had been lessened.

The democratic power they have has been lessened, and now they are asset-stripping the country.

"The supply has been lessened by one potential guy, and presumably the demand remains the same".

The pain from the high prices has been lessened recently for foreigners visiting the town.

That has been lessened in the past decade by stringent new safety rules.

Only the cost has been lessened, the cost of doing it.

"Our esthetic worries have been lessened by our economic problems," Mr. Iger added.

Vulnerability of river channels to urbanization has been lessened by the extensive construction of artificial water control improvements.

If the Met had addressed stop and search, the chances of the riots happening would have been lessened".