Sentence examples for only lessening from inspiring English sources

Which of course he isn't going to do, promising only  "lessening the impact on families during the transition".

To the majority of the French de Gaulle's presence at Arlington was no mere formality; it was a natural family gesture of sympathy between France & the U.S. The only lessening of the tragedy is that it has helped restore the feelings of Franco-American unity.

A preseason ankle problem only lessened expectations.

Shortcuts such as superpowers only lessen our accomplishments.

His injury and the resulting controversy only lessened his market value.

"It would only lessen her own position on the board if she took that position".

Doing so only lessens the value of his own work, which, in its time, had a charm and a purpose.

In brief remarks at the ceremony, Gov. George E. Pataki spoke for many when he said, "Over time, the wounds to this landscape will be healed, but the wounds in our hearts will only lessen over time".

"Why bring it to Broadway and subject it to the possibility of adverse criticism, which will only lessen its value?" The show is to open on June 5 at the Maine State Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Me.

Cheap goals when the game was over only lessened the impact of the result, but perhaps the Dockers had an eye to Saturday night, the huge clash against the unbeaten Swans.

More important, such an arrangement would only lessen Israel's incentives to make a deal with the Palestinians, as the government would have already won nearly everything that it wanted, through normalization.