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1. not lessen his accountability
2. Son ate a snake to lessen
3. bombards the people with messages with lessen the goodness of the
4. I as principal can lessen the penalty, but since the two of you fail to cooperate or
5. Or lessen brave Euredon’s agonies by so much as a second
6. Regardless of whether the man was guilty of the specific charges, it did not lessen the tragedy
7. It didn’t lessen her admiration for his character and talent
8. ‘That’s the reason they’re called lessons,’ the Gryphon remarked: ‘because they lessen from day to day
9. And strategy or no, it doesn’t lessen how I feel about you
10. Colonel Terry thought that the situation was so serious that he sent some of the lads crawling out to see if they could pick up any water bottles from the dead Germans or from our dead as well then we rolled the dead Germans onto the parapet and out of the trench to lessen the smell and flies we knew that would soon come in this heat
11. I didn’t know why I was thinking about or even bothered about appearances at a time like this but the I realised it was to stop me dwelling on what was happening it is funny how the mind can cope and always finds a way to lessen the horror
12. As the choking seemed to lessen with her consciousness, the water-level began to drop, then more rapidly until only after a few seconds she could once again breath
13. The duty of surrendering is only worse than receiving surrender, and the American officers by every courtesy strove to lessen the humiliation of the defeated foe
14. This does not lessen the danger to my hostage
15. 'That's the reason they're called lessons,' the Gryphon remarked: 'because they lessen from day to day
16. She said that the feeling or panic that cancer conjures up may lessen but it never went away
17. thus lessen the need for isolation? That is a question for another article
18. “I learned of her accident only recently, and I wish to lessen the burden on my heart by speaking to those who might have seen her in her final days
19. If we're aware of their tendency toward anger, we can be caring toward them, thereby helping them to subdue their negative mind and to lessen the negative karma they would otherwise create
20. While these remedies lessen or eliminate the resultant suffering, the four opponent powers do not totally and completely purify negative karma
21. That helped to lessen the sadness of the lonely walk there
22. oxygen would help lessen the pain of his throbbing head, and
23. There were two iron anchors about eight feet long in the stern and floating anchors that could be deployed from the sides of the ship to lessen turbulence in rough seas
24. Chinook with a lead sheet laid on the floor to lessen the radiation exposure, flew toward
25. I close my eyes to see if that will lessen the ache
26. A phone rang from behind it which made the weight lessen, it sounded muffled to her and she heard a distinct grunt
27. Marilee never saw the negatives in her daughter either, but I do know that she knew what was going on, as she started to lessen the weekends she stayed with me, and go to Portsea more
28. Could you lessen your entourage?” I said, and he looked around the boutique “Kellan stays
29. ” Brandon added and I clung tighter to him, clueless on how I can lessen his pain
30. 8 And the children of Israel did the work of the men of Egypt day by day, and the Egyptians afflicted the children of Israel in order to lessen them in the land
31. dropped another packet off to the side to lessen the chance of
32. close to the crime scene in order to lessen the
33. Babylonian Exile, the power and influence of the priestly class had begun to lessen
34. Some of them may have used such tactics as a way to lessen their workload, while others may have done tha
35. Bleichroder worked closely with Bismarck and the government “to lessen the influence of parliament on the resolution of economic questions
36. 8 And the children of Israel did the work of the men of Egypt day by day and the Egyptians afflicted the children of Israel in order to lessen them in the land
37. The thought made her shoulders sag, and her resolve lessen
38. And I will be with you always, to lessen your fear that I may become jealous
39. I had prepared for this day long ago, but it did not help to lessen the sting of pain in my heart
40. When they were gone, Nancy tried to lessen her feelings toward Court
41. Still, Simon set a slower pace to lessen any pain
42. Even the glimpse of the joy beyond this life did not lessen the sense of sorrows to be borne now
43. In the day, the sun had been powerful enough to warm the ground almost to the point when it could not be borne, and now the humidity of the night did nothing to lessen the scalding sensation
44. with the right balance of omega-3 fatty acids are believed to lessen the
45. Atop the train, I lay on my stomach to lessen my resistance to the chill wind
46. Fish oil pills with the right balance of omega-3 fatty acids are believed to lessen the intensity of an existing migraine and help stave them off
47. decided that today they would lessen the medication, so her
48. Anyway, I digress from the core of my story to lessen the facts for your understanding
49. The amount of noise and commotion in the yard was a great advantage as it would lessen the chance of her detection
50. But it didn't in any way lessen his anxiety about this whole ordeal
1. With morning the rain lessened, but the tepid Sun
2. ” They stood around the family, and as the shouts of 'Good Luck' and 'Do us proud, Harry' gradually lessened, his sisters called for a speech, which got hearty seconds from the crowd
3. houses, the water receded to dry land, the cars and people lessened
4. The traffic had lessened since leaving the city limits and now it was only
5. He lessened his grip on the Dead God, desiring at least some answers before his death
6. Scott hoisted his rucksack off the luggage holder feeling a substantial weight that was not lessened by any antigrav aid, so commonly used these days; it would provide the necessary exercise to leg muscles underused for this
7. Her suspicious look slighty subsided lessened replaced by a softer, crinkled look
8. A moment of lessened focus, and the nausea hit him
9. Every time she has a seizure the oxygen supply to the baby is lessened
10. Moral Relativism lacks a supporting structure; that is to say, lacks a universal standard by which to (correctly) assess the proposed merits of some moral or ethical proposition whereas Moral Absolutism, drawn to its own (unconditional) point(s) of reference or final conclusions, oftentimes assumes too heavy a burden that must otherwise be lessened by degrees or fall under its own weight
11. His missionaries did not break up the corruption, only lessened it
12. What is less certain is how many Black lives may be saved in the future not only from lynchings and related race-motivated violence, but from lessened poverty and discrimination
13. His pace lessened and soon the distance between him and the Pilgrim began to grow
14. He remembered how the warmth of his hand had lessened the pangs when nothing else could be done and he wondered if she, in her sleep, now felt them
15. He lessened his grip on her wrist and let it slip down to her hand, but it was limp, no feeling, compared to what had been there before
16. It lessened the smoldering pain inside
17. 20 And the name of the second was Yoktan, meaning that in his day the lives of the sons of men were diminished and lessened
18. The need for lawyers would be lessened
19. The col ection of your Accounts Receivable should never be ignored or lessened on your priority
20. This lessened her isolation (previously I car pooled with an engineer so she had our Gran Torino every other day), and she joined the Jackson County Homemakers’ Club and took Will to kindergarten and picked him up
21. 20 And the name of the second was Yoktan meaning that in his day the lives of the sons of men were diminished and lessened
22. Slowly the trembling in the Lost One’s body lessened and he felt his breathing grow steadier again
23. Lorna became aware that the snow had lessened when she peered out of her shelter
24. brought never really lessened, it was the same unbearable shock
25. To them the oppression of their guard is lessened
26. Nothing lessened her resentment for him and what he'd done to her and her ship
27. My enthusiasm lessened a bit at the thought that I’d have to make the long trip in the
28. The incessant pounding of the rain had lessened
29. effectivity of the chin up strip is lessened
30. It was only when the heat lessened, far from the square, that this little soothsayer dared a look back
31. Now Resa looked at him, and Tristan was relieved to see that the anger in her small face had lessened
32. 7 As sovereignty passes from smaller groups to larger groups, wars are lessened
33. That is, minor wars between smaller nations are lessened, but the potential for greater wars is increased as the nations wielding sovereignty become larger and larger
34. of which have a GI rating of well over 100 – then you’re headed for lessened
35. This conceit was greatly lessened, but after growing old and becoming more or less childish, this self-esteem reappeared to a certain extent, so that, when engaged in directing Nathan in the writing of the Gospel which now bears his name, the aged apostle did not hesitate repeatedly to refer to himself as the "disciple whom Jesus loved
36. Thus personal independence is lessened
37. As when it is replaced with the secondary word of ‘desire’, then the effects are lessened
38. And even if they can’t be totally prevented, they can be lessened to a great extent
39. Outer activity is lessened but dynamic inner activity is happening
40. Outer activity is lessened, but there is much dynamic inner activity happening
41. And even if they can’t be totally prevented, problems can be lessened to a great extent
42. His values lessened should he be…used
43. 1940s and 1950s, the importance of dieting lessened and that of foundation garments
44. my bodily functions has lessened
45. If the volunteers had not stopped their medication abruptly, they could have been slowly weaned off the stuff and lessened the intensity of their withdrawal
46. I noticed that the indigo glow of the surrounding scenery seemed to have lessened
47. It grew louder as she lessened the sound of her humming
48. Over the years her friendship with Freda lessened
49. down slightly, looking for the cat, lessened the blow
50. There are no right or wrong decisions, only cause and effect, often the regret you have about a decision can be lessened when you follow your true path, not one that has been decided for you by others, and it can be lessened when you have carefully considered to not intervene
1. Practice the Shoulderstand over a period of time and you will soon begin to notice a lessening of the intensity of your discomfort each month, until after a time it will cease altogether to be a problem
2. the bad effects of high wages in raising the price, and thereby lessening the sale of their goods, both at home and abroad
3. Exercise #17 — Lessening the Negative
4. The dragon had been lessening its distance each time it circled and he knew that it was only a matter of time before it focused its efforts exclusively on them
5. In Chapter 3, I discussed the need to overcome self-centered needs and desires, and the wisdom of lessening your focus on conditional happiness to weaken its hold on your attention
6. This diminution, however, can scarce amount to any positive loss, but only to a lessening of the gain which it might otherwise make
7. But, by lessening the competition of capitals in that branch of trade, it necessarily raised the rate of profit in that branch
8. By lessening, too, the competition of British capitals in all other branches of trade, it necessarily raised the rate of British profit in all those other branches
9. ‘yin’ and ‘yang’) is lessening and the result is that human beings are now granted divine opportunities to ascend
10. However it seemed that the barrage was lessening as the gun barrels must have been getting red hot and the shrapnel blizzard became more of a flurry
11. Torbin at first thought he’d imagined it, that the lessening of the force was merely an illusion due to his pressure sensor going off line
12. Trying to imagine the absence or even the lessening of this heat proved frustratingly difficult
13. Amaranthe sensed the wave of force lessening around her as Arbitan shifted more of his focus toward Sicarius
14. What should this attitude be? Should I be impatient with the troubles that I see in the world, or should I patiently let everything unfold in its own time? Can I improve myself or the world with prayer, or is every apparent good compensated for by a lessening of good somewhere else? How can I know what is best?
15. He again walked the slippery path of circumstance as well as conscience while the raft glided along at the extremity of the rope, pulled only lightly by the ever lessening current, as those exhilarating thoughts tempted the very depths of his being
16. But as with guests who overstay their welcome, time as well as “envy,” brought a gradual lessening of that feeling
17. The enemies were lessening in numbers and there were more who turned to see who had shot
18. seemed to be lessening and told the rest he thought Paul was going
19. There was no gradual lessening as in most storms
20. The surge that had given it such power still ran in over the depression but now with lessening intensity
21. The Lost One had never felt so helpless, in spite of the fact he could feel the cane in his grip and sense the emerald power, though even that was lessening rapidly
22. redirected their attention, lessening their pressure on his neck
23. over the depression but now with lessening intensity
24. lessening, I came to the rounded ridge at the top of the
25. was only lessening with each second I thought about its length
26. ’ Another popular meditation method used consists of silently repeating or chanting a phrase (a ‘mantra’) over and over again, or of concentrating on one object and turning-off the normal internal talk, lessening the hold of the left brain’s verbal mode
27. Their own descriptions show a concern with a lessening of the verbal and conceptual approach to the world (associated with the dominant left brain) and do seem to encourage factors that involve the right hemisphere, according to Ornstein
28. There has been a lessening of the cold and I think it will continue
29. Notice though that higher stages entail higher understanding thus lessening a propensity for war
30. rest is so the inflammation in your back can calm down, lessening the
31. the body will react to the lessening of addictive ingredients
32. Tony toyed as he took a step closer to David, lessening the gap of space that was between them
33. He looked, it was obvious that he was searching for his friends and when he did not see them, there was a lessening of his intensity
34. Association does not transmute evil into righteousness, but it does aid in greatly lessening the sting
35. Usually this shield was wielded with a pistol for more maneuverability, effective increasing their defenses from gunfire from the police in front and the clansmen above and lessening the men that fell on their side
36. music she was beginning to experience a lessening of these
37. Just before fully entering the area, Mitchell could sense Jose's genuine interest, from his throttle lessening significantly
38. Lessening the chance of being seen from the terminus they entered by a door facing the stern, into the bridge structure
39. I had had no idea until this moment that my love for her was even lessening
40. Whenever his hands got tired and came down, whenever there was a weakening, a lessening of prayer pressure, that's when the battle went backwards, and so I like it on the ground there
41. This blazing globe and shining lamp has been supplying the whole world with heat and light for thousands of years throughout the generations, and it is still providing it without losing or lessening in power
42. Is there not a Provider that supplies them with light, power and existence? Otherwise, how would they continue to shine throughout the ages, without becoming extinct or lessening in light or power?
43. The imprisoned speak of the need to be free to choose, which means a removal of certain limitations or the lessening of certain consequences
44. Besides, the effort exerted for rescuing the peace is still inconsiderable, and the results brought forth by the peace conferences for disarmament or the limitation of arm's spread or the lessening of its quantity are insignificant
45. This had the inadvertent blowback of lessening corporation's responsibility and, therefore, making them headless monsters without liability
46. All what we see today of disasters, floods, earthquakes, famines, wars, destroying hurricanes, fires in forests and cities, ice-liquefaction in the North and South poles, lessening in the territorial waters, great lowering in the rivers levels, an increase of earth temperature and environment pollution are but a result of that which the Almighty mentioned in the noble verse: "Had the truth followed their appetites, the heavens, the earth and all who dwell in them, would have surely been corrupted…"
47. feed and grow bacteria that will consume nitrates and phosphates thereby lessening the
48. The vodka was a blessing to Jacob then, fuzzing reality, lessening the shock of life
49. effect, it helps to increase blood flow to in the abdomen resulting in lessening the risk of menstrual cramps for women with endometriosis during menstruation
50. the liver in regulating the production of prostaglandins hormone, resulting in lessening
1. By rendering the colony produce dearer in all other countries, it lessens its consumption, and thereby cramps the industry of the colonies, and both the enjoyments and the industry of all other countries, which both enjoy less when they pay more for what they enjoy, and produce less when they get less for what they produce
2. Whatever, therefore, raises the rate of mercantile profit, either lessens the superiority, or increases the inferiority of the profit of improvement : and, in the one case, hinders capital from going to improvement, and in the other draws capital from it; but by discouraging improvement, the monopoly necessarily retards the natural increase of another great original source of revenue, the rent of land
3. I have been told that time lessens sorrow and eventually one gets over even the worst tragedy
4. As they talk more, his stuttering lessens
5. You know that your brethren love you in spite of this weakness, and you should also understand that this shortcoming in no way impairs my affection for you, but it lessens your usefulness and never ceases to make trouble for you
6. This lessens the possibility of an injury while amplifying the results
7. Higher incline lessens resistance while lower inclination removes the focus from the upper chest muscles
8. The more intense our fire the more speedily it destroys its victim who, therefore, ceases to suffer, whereas the fire of purgatory inflicts the keenest, most violent pain but never kills the soul nor lessens its sensibility
9. It lessens the office of Secretary to
10. These findings show clearly that pronouncing Al’lah’s Name over the bird when slaughtering it lessens the remove of germs from its intestines to the muscles (meat) very much and consequently makes it more pure
11. The hurt lessens
12. Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination
13. The strike came in March 1984 (probably tactically not a good time as Winter was over and the need for power generation lessens with the Spring)
14. This reflects well on blood circulation in the body and lessens the chance of forming clots
15. causes a burning feeling, the burning lessens with each application and disappears for
16. This lessens our power 408
17. There are more and more of us, and several members are quite famous!) Slowly the bleeding lessens
18. symptoms and lessens the chance of infertility
19. � True, that fear never entirely disappears, but conformity lessens such feelings of exposure to censure, to vulnerability
20. And from these parts the amount of light lessens through what are called the half tones as the surface turns more away, until a point is reached where no more direct light is received, and the shadows begin
21. This lessens a lot of confusion and minimizes the possibility of further problems that may severely affect the relationship between you, your ex-spouse and the child or children between you
22. 'My company chafes to be away, and every hour lessens your hope
23. Those with durations just a little greater than the span of the average are greatly reduced in magnitude, but the effect lessens as periodicity duration increases
24. Some may be disappointed, but accuracy is not quite as important as it may have once seemed, which lessens the urgency to find the “Good Ones
25. Babylon violated lessens Alexander, Rome enchained lessens Caesar, Jerusalem murdered lessens Titus, tyranny follows the tyrant
26. I have made so many experiments and collected so many facts, showing on the one hand that an occasional cross with a distinct individual or variety increases the vigour and fertility of the offspring, and on the other hand that very close interbreeding lessens their vigour and fertility, that I cannot doubt the correctness of this conclusion
27. But I must also avoid the error of those democrats and others who, in defending the oppressed and the enslaved, do not see their failings and mistakes, and who do not make sufficient allowance for the difficulties created, the mistakes inherited from the past, which in a degree lessens the responsibility of the upper classes
28. This lessens his guilt, but he has done wrong, nevertheless, in being a murderer
29. "Seeing (a) that the object pursued by all Peace Societies is the establishment of juridical order between nations; (b) that neutralization by international treaties constitutes a step toward this juridical state, and lessens the number of districts in which war can be carried on; the Congress recommends a larger extension of the rule of neutralization, and expresses the wish: (a) that all treaties which at present assure to a certain state the benefit of neutrality remain in force, or, if necessary, be amended in a manner to render the neutrality more effective, either by extending neutralization to the whole of the state, of which a part only may be neutralized, or by ordering the demolition of fortresses which constitute rather a peril than a guarantee of neutrality; (b) that new treaties, provided they are in harmony with the wishes of the population, be concluded for the establishment of the neutralization of other states
30. (2) That neutralization by international treaties constitutes a step toward this juridical state, and lessens the number of districts in which war can be carried on:
31. Seeing (1) that the object pursued by all peace societies is the establishment of judicial order between nations, and (2) that neutralization by international treaties constitutes a step toward this judicial state and lessens the number of districts in which war can be carried on, the congress recommends a larger extension of the rule of neutralization, and expresses the wish, (1) that all treaties which at present assure to certain states the benefit of neutrality remain in force, or if necessary be amended in a manner to render the neutrality more effective, either by extending neutralization to the whole of the state or by ordering the demolition of fortresses, which constitute rather a peril than a guarantee for neutrality; (2) that new treaties in harmony with the wishes of the populations concerned be concluded for establishing the neutralization of other states
32. In a Government like ours, where the laudable boast of every citizen is that he lives under a government of laws, and not of men, no subject should be touched with more caution and delicacy than one which questions the validity of the laws, lessens the confidence of the citizens in them, or impairs the obligation of obedience to them
33. Caloric, in reducing solids to the state of gas, lessens, but cannot in any case, as far as we know, totally destroy their gravitating force; the diminution of this force, however, being in a direct proportion to the quantity of heat employed