Word: lessened
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though Mount Auburn will not become a physical entity of the merger, it will merge its resources with Beth Israel and Deanconess to allow for mass ordering of supplies and a joint-negotiation of insurance contracts which would lessen costs, according to Erin C. Martin, spokesperson for Deanconess Hospital...
Many new retirees are turning to alcohol. While other problems that come with retirement, such as anxiety, lessen after a year, excessive drinking does not appear...
...course, the one policy guaranteed to lessen income inequality--regardless of what causes the problem--is taking money from the rich and giving it to the less rich. And, like federal funding for education, progressive taxation is not an issue Republicans instinctively embrace. More than half of the House's tax cut of $245 billion would go to the 6% of American households with incomes over $100,000, according to estimates by the Washington group Citizens for Tax Justice. Less than one-fifth of the cut would go to the three-fourths of American households making less than...
Members say that in addition to increased dues and punch fees, the graduate board has proposed a yearly $150 security deposit (which would be redeemed at the end of the school year), in order to lessen the financial difficulties...
...generations are alarming. However, Congress must exercise caution in its efforts to balance the budget by fiscal year 2002. Any drastic measures can cause widespread unemployment and boost the crime rate. They could endanger the lives of children whose families rely on government assistance. Is there a way to lessen the misery of the people affected? Perhaps they could agree to a salary reduction or a shorter workweek rather than find themselves totally out of a job and unable to support their families. Public servants could start the ball rolling by contributing a reasonable portion of their...