Sentence examples for measures designed to lessen from inspiring English sources

But Sen. John Cornyn (Tex)., the second-ranking Senate Republican, suggested that he would be uncomfortable passing the legislation without first trying to add a series of piecemeal measures designed to lessen the effect of agency closures.

It is, however, concern about climate change that has led to an increase in measures designed to lessen skiing's impact on the environment – and, this autumn, to a similar increase in the publicity material devoted to them.

Mycophenolate sodium (MPS) was designed to lessen MPA-associated AE.

It is designed to lessen the burden of filing up to 27 tax returns.

This shortcut is obviously designed to lessen the risk of official embarrassment if something goes wrong.

The 2006 agreement was designed to lessen tensions between Okinawans and the more than 20,000 American troops they host.

Aspects of hazing behavior may reflect the operation of psychological adaptations designed to lessen certain forms of ancestral coalitional exploitation.

Water-alternating-gas (WAG) floods are designed to lessen the mobility of CO2 and thereby increase sweep efficiency.

High-density urban morphologies need to be carefully designed to lessen the ill effects of high density urban living.

Some decision support systems (DSS) have been designed to lessen the effects of decision-making limitations with promising results.

The compromise 2011 budget makes major cuts in clean energy programs designed to lessen this country's dependence on fossil fuels.