Sentence examples for lessening potential from inspiring English sources

But the greatest safety practice is in preventing or lessening potential confrontation, which is where United dismally failed.

Specifically, targeting of Kv1.7, which represents only a small fraction of the delayed rectifying K+ channels and is primarily active upon membrane depolarization, has the advantage of lessening potential side effects compared to KATP channel inhibitors.

Second, data were collected with a standardized interview that was conducted by trained interviewers using CATI software to lessen potential information bias.

Another approach to lessen potential compensatory effects of knocking out a gene is to acutely knock down gene expression with a small interfering RNA (siRNA).

The brochure cites a study showing that animals that ingest "biosolid-treated soil and dust may have a decreased absorption of lead into the blood stream, thus lessening the potential for lead-induced nerve and brain damage".

This call option has the effect of mitigating the damage a borrower suffers during a decline in rates, while lessening the potential gain for the investor who owns the mortgage (or a Ginnie Mae).

The initiatives undertaken to minimize the use of dibasic esters, e.g. introducing non-stick buckets, also benefited workers by lessening their potential exposure, especially skin exposure.

The data were gathered in a detailed face-to-face interview, which enabled the collection of comprehensive information on related lifestyle factors, thus lessening the potential for misclassification and measurement errors.

Pre- hoc statistical measures In brief, experimental design approaches were taken to maximize robustness while lessening the potential need to increase sample size; utilizing 1) an a priori specification of a limited number of well-defined hypotheses, 2) refinement of experimental techniques, and 3) grouping of animals so that the effect of unit variability on the treatment was minimized.

Although our categorization of covariates was predetermined according to how each study assessed the covariates on their questionnaires, one advantage of our study was that we were able to control for covariates uniformly and classify the main exposures similarly, thereby lessening a potential source of heterogeneity across studies.

This gear will keep paint from coming into contact with your skin and keep fumes from entering your airway, lessening the potential impact of paint on your pregnancy.