Sentence examples for lessened as a from inspiring English sources

The ultimate risk would be destroying NATO if American security guarantees to its members appeared lessened as a result of trade-offs in talks with the Russians.

In 2007, the year a gunman shot 32 people dead at Virginia Tech, Republican candidates discussed whether, had students been allowed to carry guns, "the tragedy might have been lessened", as a moderator put it.

The power of some pieces, such as the handcuffs made out of the precious huali wood used to make luxury furniture in China, and strewn lasciviously across the bed in Churchill's birth-room, could be lessened as a result of insufficient knowledge.

Those have not lessened as a result of David Cameron's efforts to defend financial services at a Brussels summit on December 9th.The noisiest threats come from European regulators, who are preparing a barrage of regulations that will apply to financial firms.

Freddie devised a new way to assess its books during the quarter and losses were lessened as a result.

The German leads his team-mate by 11 points going into the weekend but what could have been a major psychological blow to Hamilton will have been lessened as a result of Hamilton's problems.

My suspicions of a common gastroenteritis virus (such as Norwalk virus) were lessened as I noted a persistence of symptoms, especially among those with the most severe symptoms, which lingered from days to weeks.

Thankfully, that kind of immediate nuclear threat has lessened but as a result it's defanged our villains.

The pace of the game lessened as it headed towards a close, although Club Bruges had to defend against a succession of Newcastle corners to ensure the game ended in a draw.

Embodied energy, via transportation miles, would be lessened as printing could be undertaken in an onsite factory.

The picture is drained by clumsy crosscutting to the adventures of the young, libertine Iris (Ms. Winslet), and the fragmentation lessens "Iris" as a drama (Mitchell).