Reconstruction is advocated in young, active patients to restore stability and function and lessen the likelihood of late degenerative disease.
Page B1 COND AST'S NEW VENTURE Cond?ast, intensely focused of late on lessening its reliance on advertising (or at least finding ways to give current advertisers more value), plans to announce the creation of a full-fledged entertainment division.
That could also lessen the impact of late-breaking developments in the news cycle — like Mr. Gingrich receiving the endorsement of Herman Cain.
Widespread use of antibiotics for upper-respiratory and other diseases may have lessened the incidence of acute appendicitis, so that more cases of late-developing appendiceal abscess are being reported.
As Anne Barnard and Rick Gladstone report, the latest diplomatic moves seemed to have brought little immediate lessening of violence, with activist groups on Thursday reporting clashes in the north and south of the country.
And the artistic payoff is a lessening of fear.
There must be no going back or lessening of momentum.
Facebook users certainly rejoiced at the lessening of application spam.
Ibuprofen showed lessening of effectiveness with time.
Lessening of inhibition, saying inappropriate things in inappropriate places.
