Word: lessening
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...appeared at once that it was a far more difficult task to hurl a football through an 18-inch aperture from a distance of 20 feet than the originator of the game had anticipated. Last night it was suggested that it might be necessary either to lessen the safety zone to a shorter distance than 20 feet or else increase the size of the holes...
...undesirable results incident to all scandal, but is peculiarly harmful in its effect upon the administration of justice. Thus we find the presentation of a trial in the light of a theatrical performance rather than a dispassionate inquiry into the merits of the case. This is bound to lessen respect for the law and its instrumentalities. Akin to this is the creation of an erroneous conception of the true working of the judicial machinery. Frequently, there results the formulation of a public opinion upon a matter to be judged by the jury alone- And, of course, there is the catering...
...more intensive use be made of school buildings to lessen the frightful building costs...
...avoided by the use of "crashproof" tanks which the code calls for, and by placing the tanks as far as possible from the engine, particularly not along the line of the motor and the longitudinal axis of the machine. The inherent stability which the code insists on would lessen chances of losing-control. Grover C. Loening, famed aeronautical engineer, has suggested that crash-proof passenger cabins might be built, immune from injury no matter the height of fall. This may be too much to hope for. The code at least demands that all edges of cockpits shall be well padded...
...elimination of waste, Mr. Hoover sees the possibility not only of better government, but also of decreased business costs and increased profits. Although much of his program above outlined has of necessity been theoretical, practical accomplishment has also marked his endeavors, particularly in the effort to lessen the seasonal ups and downs in the building industry, which were found owing to "custom, not climate" as had previously been supposed. "For most types of construction," Mr. Hoover remarks, "it is now possible to build the year round in all parts of the United States...