Word: lessening
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...Hope springs eternal that the state department will try and address this. This is the kind of thing that continues to lessen our standing in the world, particularly among our friends,” he said...
...suspect you might be coming down with something. That's a tall order but not impossible. In the mid-1990s the German drug company Boehringer-Ingelheim developed an antiviral molecule, dubbed BIRR 4, that proved in clinical trials to significantly shorten most colds triggered by rhinoviruses and lessen their severity. The product worked by mimicking those molecular footholds used by rhinoviruses to gain entry into human cells. Spraying the nasal passages every few hours on the first day of a cold essentially fooled the virus into leaving the cells alone...
...dented the capabilities of JI. In April, Indonesia will start the first trial in the Bali case, seeking to convict Amrozi, 40, who allegedly transported the bomb materials from Java to the resort island. And the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, JI's sponsor in al-Qaeda, should also lessen the risk of further attacks in Asia. But the most dangerous man in JI is still at large: Hambali, the group's operations chief...
Bush made friends and allies by proposing $600 million in funding for drug treatment and $450 million for over a million disadvantaged American students. He proposed $1.2 billion for research into hydrogen-fueled cars, which would presumably be better for the environment and lessen our dependence on oil. And the $12 billion he promised for AIDS research can potentially ease the suffering of millions of people. But the extent of these proposals are miniscule next to Bush’s budget cuts. In effect, they are just sugar-coating a nonsensical and unfair economic platform that will disproportionately benefit...
...hope is that fund raising efforts will eventually allow for the program’s expansion. In November, Summers announced a new University Fund for Graduate Student Aid, for just this purpose. We hope this new initiative will induce wealthy alumni from across the University to help lessen the financial burden of graduate school for all qualified applicants...