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This lessens the ability of the British people to scrutinise the activities of the government and is characteristic of the back-room deals that led to Mr Juncker's appointment".

For decades, airline personnel and law enforcement have had wide latitude in prosecuting unruly passengers, not only for assaults or threats but also for any behavior, including arguing, that disrupts a flight or "lessens the ability" of crew members to perform their jobs.

Finally, large interest obligations lessen the ability of the government to finance other governmental activities.

That might lessen the ability of future Congresses to play games of chicken over the debt ceiling.

What better way to mismanage the federal budget in the face of a huge new spending program than to enact tax cuts that lessen the ability of the government to pay for it?

It is understood that a risk assessment carried out within IBM has also identified a potential threat to London's reputation should the changes lessen the ability of staff to deal with problems in the congestion zone IT systems.

The global economic crisis has greatly lessened the ability of most countries to set aside the financial resources to support even small basic research projects, let alone large-scale genomics projects.

Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat and a staunch supporter of arms control, counters that so long as an effective missile defense does not create more diplomatic problems than it solves, it could lessen the ability of a small, hostile nuclear power to threaten the West with nuclear blackmail.

Although this is considered a 'beyond design basis accidents' (BDBA), it receives high attention because it may lead to graphite oxidation of reflectors and fuel elements so as to weaken the structural strength and lessen the ability of the coated particles to retain fission products.

If we want our real economy to grow and prosper, we need to lessen the ability of hedge funds to profit from market volatility.

They may lessen the ability of workers who want to join unions to do so in companies that are currently unorganized," he said.