Though Boston, like New England in general, has played a lessening role in national life since the early 20th century, it has remained the focal point of what may be the most diversified and dynamic combination of educational, cultural, medical, and scientific activities in the United States.
Mr. Vallone, a Queens Democrat, noted that the new protocol lessened the role for Mr. Bruno's department, which had been envisioned by former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani as having a freer hand to settle jurisdictional disputes between the departments.
That probably means he isn't ready to lessen his role in government.
Yet many politicians have been calling for the federal government to lessen the role it plays in the mortgage market, even if the first steps prove painful.
Mr. Buckley said that Sister Elizabeth wished to lessen the role of religion in her college's curriculum in order that it might qualify for state aid, which is not granted to sectarian institutions, because of the Blaine Amendment.
To reduce the oxidation significantly during growth, we have to have ultra-high or very high vacuum which facilitates the growth process at elevated temperatures as well as lessens the role of unwanted contaminations [34].
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is willing to lessen his role in the player discipline process, but he's still reluctant to give up final say.
The proposals have been in the works for months, the Washington Post reports, and in no way do they lessen the role of brute-force incarceration within the justice system.
Some argue that 'promotions' based entirely on seniority are fairer, as they lessen the role of possibly subjective performance evaluations and decrease opportunities for corrupt practices.
Such a presumption would undermine the trend toward joint custody arrangements and would lessen fathers' roles in the lives of their children.
