Sentence examples for somewhat lessened from inspiring English sources

The effect of Meeropol's song in this brief movie – the song enjoyed a brief resurgence in the US after 9/11 – was somewhat lessened by the removal of a stanza celebrating racial harmony (the reference to white and black living side by side was also cut from Sinatra's first recording of the song).

If you've seen a Kindle or iPad with Retina display, the amazement is somewhat lessened.

The GH1 was respected for its HD recording capability, although the "micro" aspect of the camera was somewhat lessened by the enormous kit lens.

Expecting someone to pay five-hundred-and-ninety-nine-U.S.-dollars was (rightly) considered ludicrous, but the ability to play the entire PS2 library on the system somewhat lessened the blow.

This last concern can be somewhat lessened by conducting experiments with natural populations in natural environments – such as in the case of experimental introductions (Reznick and Ghalambor 2005).

This limitation is somewhat lessened in the 3D-2D model, where the ventricular and Purkinje structural models may be represented at different resolutions.

Cosworth, which provides engines to several teams, said in its race preview that "the extreme humidity compromises available power in the normally aspirated engine but somewhat lessens the challenge in terms of fuel economy, an important factor for the long race distance".

The negative quadratic term in the equation somewhat lessens the influence of increasing the acid concentration.

The use of a combination of either A1C5.7or IFG100 approximately equalizes prevalence by race/ethnicity, somewhat lessens sex differences, and identifies the majority with IGT (upon whom the prevention trials were based).

Thinking about it in a very logical way can somewhat lessen the pain.

If you recognize them it will be easier to avoid doing them to somewhat lessen the frequency of the abuse.