Sentence examples for might be lessened from inspiring English sources

The irksome burden of commuting might be lessened considerably.

But in a ceremonial, almost primitive way, some of the rancour might be lessened, if the process is overwhelmingly conducted in public.

Oxfam came into the weekend aiming to look in detail at the problem of unstable global food prices, and how their unpredictability might be lessened through intelligent analysis of data.

Not all of our panel thought Maguire should be included in this year's list, with some arguing his influence might be lessened now that Brown has got the top job.

Parents would not have to arrange dawn-till-dusk childcare, and paternal guilt about going back to work might be lessened, even more so maternal bitterness about feeling forced to stay home.

If the EU were more dynamic and effective – if it got its act together on common energy policy or with a shared global strategy for European universities, or even, however improbably, on defence or economic policy – then the current sense of Eurolassitude might be lessened.

Security is an illusion, yet many people spend hours dreaming of what could or might be, lessening their experience of what is actually happening.

Problems of distance to health services might therefore be lessened by upgrading services at community level, either by increasing skills and competences of VHWs in remote communities to perform effective health promotion and basic treatment, or by increasing the frequency of outreach visits by CHS staff to remote communities.

What else do job creators put on the line when they open up shop, and how might the danger be lessened?

Short of all victims suddenly coming back to life, it is hard to understand why his punishment should be lessened (some might argue it should have been longer).

Might the grip of ITV, Murdoch and the BBC be lessened, as more focused channels sought to provide niche programming to under-served populations?