Sentence examples for lessening somewhat from inspiring English sources

As a black playwright, do you feel an expectation to write a certain kind of play? A. I think it's lessening somewhat.

A political accord has opened the way for a new electoral framework, but elections and stability remain a distant prospect.The immediate threat to the rule of Chad's president, Idriss Déby Itno, appears to be lessening somewhat, as simultaneous peace negotiations with the political opposition in the capital, N'Djamena, and with armed rebel groups in Libya have generated new opportunities.

That lessened, somewhat, the interest generated by Tipton's.

The impact was lessened somewhat by the fact that public schools in the city were closed for teachers' conferences.

Most of the plan's provisions remain unfulfilled, even if the level of violence has lessened somewhat.

But, Berta noted, the impact of the speech was lessened somewhat by the fact that she — and everyone else from the lifeboats — was alive to hear it.

The legal woes of Pervez Musharraf lessened somewhat on Thursday when Pakistan's former military ruler was finally freed from seven months of house arrest.

The pain of that first week's separation was lessened somewhat because she worked in the hospital's new pediatric emergency department.

The ability of school boards to use jobs for political purposes has lessened somewhat since 1996, when the Legislature, in response to previous patronage scandals, granted greater power to district superintendents over personnel appointments in their districts.

Next morning, with a hangover lessened somewhat by the country air, I visit The Smokehouse, which has the feel of a Shoreditch hipster bar and is hosting the GAZE LGBT film festival.

Guangzhou long dominated the province to an unusual extent, though that dominance has lessened somewhat as Hong Kong has been reintegrated back into China and cities around the Pearl River Delta (notably Shenzhen) have risen in prominence.