Word: lessens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rearm. Churchill himself steadfastly warned the world against Hitler's progress from conquest to conquest, to crimes without equal "in scale and wickedness with any that have darkened the human record." That he was personally happy during these bitter years-painting, writing and lecturing-does not seem to lessen their pain in his memory...
...reviewing the reams of testimony on Young's year-old plea, ICC found all sorts of reasons for saying no. For one thing, any closer alliance between the C. & O. and Central would lessen the "extensive competition" between them, would thus violate the antitrust and interstate commerce laws. For another, "the applicants have not shown that either public or private interests will not be adversely affected." ICC reckoned that half a dozen other railroads-and therefore the public -would have been harmed. Example: Frank D. Beale, president of the Virginian Railway Co., wailed that a C. & O.-Central link...
...Russia most of his life, and is a seasoned professional agent. His reasons for changing sides are also rather thinly explored ; and some of the top spies are such blatant fiends that the most innocent man in the street could spot them a block away. But such imperfections hardly lessen the impact of the picture as a whole...
...most businessmen welcomed the drop. They hoped it would lessen the shock of the readjustment in prices that had to come. They did not think it would shake the economy into a recession. Said Morris Sayre, president of the National Association of Manufacturers: "I suspect we are now on our way to taking the cap off the high cost of living...
...features will mark the meeting: it is to be "caucus-free and factionless" and will be limited to one hour, including the discussion before elections. The new intra-organizational harmony stems from the report of the special committee on factionalism issued three weeks ago, which attempted to lessen the battling characteristic of the group's meetings last spring...