"Anything that lessens this attractiveness may have a bearing on future investment decisions," he said.
"These ads provide distraction and amusement that lessens the perceived waiting time," Mr. Diina said.
Plus a recipe for anchovy-and-garlic sauce that lessens the astringency and boosts the flavor.
All three received the kidneys from a matched donor, a process that lessens the risk of rejection.
So the Mastros have begun a secret Santa system that lessens the pressure -- and the credit card bills -- for everyone.
"Anything that lessens a jury's sense of responsibility is constitutionally suspect," said Stephen B. Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights.
"Things have picked up," she adds, "but it's nice to have a business that lessens the impact if wheat sales dip.
"I think the more hits BP takes concerning problems at the well, that lessens the market's expectations for what Transocean will end up paying," he said.
Shale gas is an important new element in global energy supplies, a cost cutter and a geostrategic game changer that lessens Western dependence on Russia and Iran.
The vote will be under a system of proportional representation that lessens the likelihood of a landslide victory by any one party.
But I said that there were a series of specific steps that we could start taking to move in a direction that lessens the threat of nuclear weapons.
