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"lessened the effectiveness" is correct and commonly used in written English
You could use this phrase to describe a situation where something was not as effective as it could have been due to certain circumstances. For example, "The unexpected rainstorm lessened the effectiveness of the outdoor party decorations."
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Will the compromise we had to make lessen the effectiveness of the campaign?
Search queries will be less resultful due to terminological variation that lessens the effectiveness of indexation.
However, climatic variability will intensify the vulnerability of traditional livestock production systems, potentially lessening the effectiveness of livestock as a sustainable livelihood option (Nyariki et al. 2012; Sejian et al. 2015).
Men's professional basketball in the United States (notably the National Basketball Association) widened it further to 16 feet (4.9 m) in the 1964 65 NBA season to lessen the effectiveness of centers, especially Wilt Chamberlain.
Earlier today, on MSNBC, Norah O'Donnell gave Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson a chance to respond to the criticism of economist/New York Times contributor Paul Krugman, who laced into the Democrat and his Republican allies this morning for lessening the effectiveness of the stimulus package with the cuts.
Otherwise, protein-energy malnutrition will further aggravate the clinical situation and lessen the effectiveness of medical therapy.
The larger proportion of children in PNG and the fact that 50% do not attend school lessen the effectiveness of school closure interventions.
An exclusive reliance on men who conform to (many) gender codes may lessen the effectiveness of this work, by compromising long-term impact for short-term appeal.
We find that greater individual movement lessens the effectiveness of a feeding-ground reserve in reducing fisheries-induced evolution (Fig. 4A C).
Prepare yourself ahead of time and don't panic, because stress lessens the effectiveness of your study time.
8. Experiment: does removing the exposure lessen the effect?
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