Sentence examples for working to lessen from inspiring English sources

The organization is also working to lessen its reliance on government payments, which account for about 90 percent of its revenues.

And while I applaud the efforts of everyone who is working to lessen violence against aboriginal women, it is clear that much work remains to be done," said RCMP deputy commissioner Janice Armstrong.

Watfa and Aboud are both working to lessen the stigma for women who have been imprisoned, encouraging them to report their experiences.

As I talked about in my last column, I found Barry's ebook, Panic Away, at a time in my life when nothing else was working to lessen my panic attacks.

Although food is provided for those living in refugee camps and via organizations working to lessen the devastating effects of malnutrition, restoring food dignity and security goes beyond meeting basic nutrition requirements.

Perhaps if the U.S. started exerting leadership in addressing climate change, and thus, working to lessen the chances for additional future conflict in the world, I would feel better listening to the all the messages -- especially from politicians -- honoring the dead over this holiday weekend.

But, through extraordinary dedication, he worked to lessen the suffering of others.

"It is one thing to believe we are over-regulated and to work to lessen the burden of regulation," he said at the time.

But throughout the day Saturday, cleanup crews in Laurel worked to lessen the impact of the spill, laying down absorbent sheets along the banks of the river to mop up some of the escaped oil, and measuring fumes to determine the health threat.

Throughout the weekend, cleanup crews in Laurel worked to lessen the impact of the spill, laying down absorbent sheets along the banks of the river to mop up some of the escaped oil and measuring fumes to determine the health threat.

Refused - by a state government so in thrall to ideology that it must act against that which isn't even happening (federally funded abortion) by preventing women from receiving services that work to lessen the very activity the state claims to hate.