Sentence examples for lessened in the from inspiring English sources

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

The feeling of bombardment would have been lessened in the radio broadcast but, in Hoddinott Hall itself, it felt most unsubtle.

His playing changed in the 1940s, becoming uncertain, but this lessened in the 1950s & he made a startling recording for Victor in 1957.

Mr. Gordon said in a recent research paper that the gains from the Internet have lessened in the last eight years.

Savannas arose as rainfall progressively lessened in the edges of the tropics during the Cenozoic Era (66 million years ago to the present)—in particular, during the past 25 million years.

Therefore, membrane fouling could be lessened in the upper zone due to the reduced biosolids concentration.

There is little to suggest this advantage will lessen in the years ahead.

This should mean that all those cautious government affairs experts within companies will see a lessening in the perceived risks from going public.

There are a relative absence of mental activity, a progressive lessening in the use of inner resources, and a retreat to simpler or stereotyped forms of behaviour.

A slight lessening in the pressure of my fingertips and the ones I was holding would have blown away into that wild sea, scattering down to where my mother's ashes already resided.

From day one next season United's performances will be heavily scrutinised for any sign of a lessening in the intense levels of commitment and concentration that Fergie demanded.