Sentence examples for lessen violence from inspiring English sources

Attorney General Eric Holder said he would work with Mr. Sharpton's group to lessen violence among teenagers in black neighborhoods.

Connected, formed last year after a series of shootings, seeks to lessen violence by having volunteers walk the troubled streets, reaching out to Portland's youth.

The administration may have meant well, but requiring students to use wooden swords in a play and find something other than a prop handgun did not do a thing to lessen violence or make the world a safer place.

And while I applaud the efforts of everyone who is working to lessen violence against aboriginal women, it is clear that much work remains to be done," said RCMP deputy commissioner Janice Armstrong.

Then, as now, a negotiated settlement represented the best way to lessen violence gradually, secure one's own interests and slowly move the situation to a point where one's values could begin to gain serious traction.

As a result, there is no power broker such as Turkey, Russia or the United States to deploy ground troops or strike a backroom deal, moves that helped lessen violence elsewhere in the country.

Once we move past these simple labels, we can work towards lessening violence and societal pressures and creating self-love and true gender equality.

In order to lessen sexual violence between prisoners, 'conjugal' visits were allowed.

Stop with the idea that wisely regulating who gets to own a gun will lessen gun violence.

Boff has also suggested the establishment of "Canadian-style safe houses" and "citizen patrols" to lessen youth violence and anti-social street behaviour.

While Mr. Pérez Molina has made international headlines for calling for the decriminalization of drugs to help lessen the violence, he has not pushed the initiative at home.