The risks which must be taken in this service demand that the best possible protection that can be given should be afforded that the dangers of the rail may be lessened to the least degree.
Telegraphic business was thus to be cheapened to the public because of the lessened cost to the companies by this Government aid, commonly estimated at about one third of their whole operating expenses.
The value of such publications has not been lessened by the gradual substitution of steam for sails on ocean-going vessels.
All this lessened the demand on Cuba, and also the demand on shipping.
There was, besides, the fact that the tonnage available for ordinary imports was considerably lessened by the commandeering of merchant ships for the carriage of government material.
Then, too, probably the difficulty would have been lessened if President Wilson's statement to the Italian people had previously met Signor Orlando's approval.
Also the Allies began trying, by their blockade, to prevent the Central Empires from adding to their own inevitably lessened native production by importations from without.
There is a diminutive heart, whose right ventricle has comparatively exaggerated dimensions, while the arteries havelessened calibre.
The Mormons, lessened in number by the many departures, and with their goods mostly packed for moving, were in no situation to repel an attack; and they began hurrying to the ferry until the streets were blocked with teams.
Thus each day lessened by a few who were buried the number that remained.
Its vast lake is lessened in area as it is cut off from the Utah lake on the south and hemmed in by upfolds on the north.
This cutting back into the mountain has greatly lessened the area of the upper snow-fields.
Again and again Mrs. Willoughby embraced her son; nor had her new ties at all lessened Beulah's interest in her brother.
Between them and the whole family of red-men there existed a sort of innate dislike; an antipathy that originated in colour, and wool, and habits, and was in no degree lessened by apprehensions on the score of scalps.
Mike followed, armed with his shillelah, for his musket was abandoned in the surprise, and he began to lay about him with an earnestness that in nowise lessened the clamour.
Use had so far emboldened her, that apprehension never shortened her walks, or lessened their pleasure.
Lay your hands on your hearts, and ask yourselves whether I may not likewise be disturbed with fears and jealousies, and if so, I assure you that this message has nothing lessened them.
That they might not for the future be exposed to affronts which so much lessened their authority, the parliament erected a high court of justice, which was to receive indictments from the council of state.
He came into a mass of debts, which he might no doubt have lessened by mere humdrum frugality; but it would have been a long process, for a high-spirited young man inconveniently long.
Anybody can see that if just as good roasted coffee could be produced with a lessened shrinkage there would be a chance for a decided increase in profits.
This is done either dishonestly, to steal coffee which belongs to somebody else, or foolishly; for the heavier coffee has a lessened cup value which more than counterbalances the apparent gain.
He saw only the green plain of Lombardy, and his own diminished tents, lessened by the better half.
Long habit and constant contact had not lessened the secretary's fear of Visconti, nor mitigated the hate, none the less intensified for being forever concealed under the mask of cringing servility.
The merchant's risk is thereby lessened to a certain extent.
By his resumptions he had, indeed, lessened the greatness of several of the nobility.
Soil-wash should belessened by planting trees and shrubs along the banks; and where overflow or erosion lowers the value of the land or repeatedly ruins the crops, dykes and levees should be built.
This has greatly lessened the gold production of California.
It is true that they had now the masonry of the Light-house to resort to, which, no doubt, lessened the actual danger of their situation.
The Fattehpore boats were a mile in the rear, but that advantage would be greatly lessened if Malcolm crossed the stream, and perhaps altogether effaced by the powerful sweeps at their command.
Her anger was not lessened by finding that it was covered with Hindustani characters.
To compress into a single sentence the preceding remarks, it may be said that in Egypt the people multiplied rapidly, because while the soil increased their supplies, the climate lessened their wants.
This mock succession of imaginary bishops continued for more than a century;[714] and, by dividing the allegiance of churchmen, lessened the power of the church.
The extension of the suffrage has lessened the influence of hereditary rank, and has broken up that great oligarchy of landowners, by which the House of Commons had long been ruled.
Each addition to its power lessened the weight of the other two classes, and checked those superstitious feelings and that love of war, on which, in an early state of society, all enthusiasm is concentrated.
That meeting evidently had notlessened their force.
Even lust had not suffocated the purity of it, even satiety of the flesh had not lessened the yearning of it, or availed to deprive it of its ardent simplicity, of its ideal character.
This lessened the effect of it on Caroline's heart;--for when first received it had had a strong effect.
It was not only that she was depressed about Caroline: her firm belief in the grammatical axiom before alluded to lessened her grief on that score.
The direction from low to high lessened the justness of the shots as well as their range.
Do not imagine that I bear malice; no, you have tamed me, as you say; but it must be confessed that in taming me you have lessened me; by bowing me you have convicted me of weakness.
If, on the contrary, she shall have ceased to love him, let him come back here again, I shall still love him, and his unhappiness will not have lessened him in my regard.
As soon as the ground began to rise towards the outer belt of upland which lay between her and the coast, Champion, now panting and reeking with moisture, lessened his speed in sheer weariness, and proceeded at a rapid jolting trot.
The delicate nature of this commission, and the difficulty of executing it in a satisfactory manner, were by no means lessened by the voluntary companionship of Mr. Bob Sawyer.
A dread that she might be compelled to do so was lessened by his next speech.
But it sounded as if the friendship, whatever it was, had lessened in newer days, and he knew of nothing to warrant the assumption.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lessened" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
