"The capacity of Daesh, we believe has been lessened and their overall footprint in Nangarhar, we do believe, has been lessened as well," Cleveland said.
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I wasn't, and the bleeding lessened as time went on.
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That in turn lessened negative views of the opposing party.
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Marie's fear of used hypodermics had lessened over the years.
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And in those moments, all the distances inside me lessened.
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For example, pain can be lessened when we feel safe.
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That particular risk, thankfully, is now removed, or at least lessened.
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But the lessened travel advisory does not mean a renewed rapprochement.
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Little has improved since 2009 and opportunities to "breath" have lessened.
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That delay could have lessened the impact of the ZMapp treatment.
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Then he left for Thailand for two months and communication lessened.
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The rain has lessened a little bit, so we walk home.
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Accuracy lessened in all of the tested devices during increased activity.
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But Trump's surprise win has lessened concern about a gun crackdown.
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But, the public's expectations of Congress have lessened over the years.
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I still woke up with "the fear," but it was lessened.
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Accordingly, the potential for funding of critical services will be lessened.
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He said the ringgit's volatility has lessened since the December decision.
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But those familial complications have not lessened Rob's enthusiasm for the romance.
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But that hasn't lessened its influence on the high-end watch business.
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When tax rates go down, tax savings from a deduction are lessened.
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They have probably also lessened the expectation of good behaviour and restraint.
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Additionally, Fitch believes SoftBank's support for Sprint has not changed or lessened.
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The thing is expensive, but it lessened her reliance on her car.
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Mr. Mulvaney's disdain for the complaints database has already lessened its use.
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By Saturday morning, the Florida Department of Transportation said traffic had lessened.
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Widening the target band could have lessened pressure for further rate easing.
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The move lessened U.S. dealer inventory by 160,000 units over the quarter.
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That lessened the regulatory hurdles and provided a choicer partner, he said.
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America's current polarization hasn't lessened the need for serious public policy compromise.
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They didn't get rid of the tinnitus, but they lessened its intensity.
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The rift between high school and college can be lessened or closed.
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Clearly, the shot and the weeks of rehab had lessened Irving's pain.
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Traffic lessened, and the usual weekend music and revelry seemed dialed back.
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But after using it about five years, the environmental footprint is lessened.
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The new tax law has also lessened incentives for people to buy homes.
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That risk has lessened somewhat as the war in Iraq has wound down.
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U. trade news improved investor risk appetites and lessened demand for government bonds.
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Trump's victory lessened what Miller called the "angst factor" among U.S. gold holders.
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Effectiveness is lessened with temporary officeholders, regardless of how proficient they may be.
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As ugly as they still are, their destructive power has lessened over time.
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The Synagis most likely lessened the severity of Kate's illness, Mr. Green said.
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MAINTAIN YOUR PROPERTY Some damage can be avoided, or lessened, by ordinary maintenance.
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Since I started using this keyboard regularly, it has lessened my wrist pain.
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The currency devaluation and market crash in 2015 also lessened confidence in Beijing.
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On Capitol Hill, some lawmakers say that has lessened the urgency to act.
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The social and general impact of the song is lessened by a leak.
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Now, as my health has started to improve, my reliance on caregivers has lessened.
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Nor has the threat of a nuclear disaster lessened, from either weapons or accidents.
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If the new new thing takes off elsewhere, Silicon Valley's advantages will be lessened.
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Not even Jaime's reveal of Olenna's last words have lessened Cersei's hatred of Tyrion.
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Additionally, Fitch does not perceive SoftBank's support toward Sprint as having changed or lessened.
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In trials, exercise even lessened fatigue in patients who were having therapy for cancer.
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With each additional round of roasting and freezing, the discomfort of the experience lessened.
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And stability is, at least for a short period of time, most certainly lessened.
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"The divide in Hong Kong society has only increased, not lessened," Mr. Leung said.
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Full stack approaches have also lessened the burden of the complex interplay of incentives.
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In some cases, the symptoms have lessened in intensity before returning, the official said.
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But now that both favorites are under threat, that sense of inevitability has lessened.
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For all that, there is little evidence that interest in cosmic affairs has lessened.
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Despite lessened production, he helped the team to its first NBA championship in franchise history.
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If the studio had tempered expectations ahead of release, it might have lessened the backlash.
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" Miscavige also says that after Scientology came into David's life, the asthma attacks lessened "considerably.
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Not having to commute or sit at a desk all day slightly lessened the pain.
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Hedonic adaptation essentially means you get used to something new and its appeal is lessened.
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And now that the violence has lessened, its longer-term impacts are becoming more obvious.
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In fact, the severity of prison time could be lessened if certainty is increased enough.
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He found that people's in-group positivity effect was lessened when they had taken acetaminophen.
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Though its quality has lessened, its initial seasons surrounding Piper's bisexuality were always handled well.
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The result was that Cruz's odds of contention for the nomination have been greatly lessened.
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Equally important, it divided the peace movement and lessened RFK's chances of winning the nomination.
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Buprenorphine leads to lessened physical dependence, a milder withdrawal, and a lower potential for overdose.
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Now that she is her own boss, her direct exposure to industry racism has lessened.
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The frequency of hate incidents seems to have lessened — but that doesn't mean they've stopped.
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Separately from Flynn, Justice Department officials lessened their prison-time recommendation for Stone this week.
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"I think that tension has lessened as a result of current government policies," Roets said.
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Publisher malaise towards ad blockers doesn't seem to have lessened consumer appetites for downloading them.
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"We've lessened the financial incentive to get to the 20-year finish line," he said.
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LOW-RISK Stock market strength lessened the appeal of low-risk, low-reward government debt.
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After the market's 4 percent slide this week, he said his support had not lessened.
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The intrigue: Venezuela's collapsing production in recent years has already lessened its prominence in global markets.
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But all of those measure were global, and most lessened in severity as the threat diminished.
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It does not suggest that all problems are solvable, but that the effects will be lessened.
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Low oil prices and high domestic American production, too, have lessened Washington's dependence on the kingdom.
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That distance from the war's direct impact, however, hasn't lessened its shadow on Obama's foreign policy.
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Similarly, physical activity lessened any greater risk of death resulting from any cause due to alcohol.
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For one thing, the risk of incarceration is lessened by moving away from the poverty line.
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Under the deal, Iran agreed put limits on its nuclear program if foreign sanctions were lessened.
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Sure, some of the practices momentarily lessened it, but the feeling of panic never went away.
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And after a couple of years, it did, but the pain never stopped or even lessened.
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The report examined whether alternate strategies could have lessened the bloodshed, now in its sixth year.
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Still, the White House measure probably lessened the pressure on Mr. McConnell to allow a vote.
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And the risk won't be lessened "unless they are eliminated," Ms. Rosenberg said of the coyotes.
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Over the next two weeks, the pain lessened and he felt better, except for mild nausea.
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Once L.G.B.T. leaders framed the issue as one of equality, internal divisions within the movement lessened.
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Do you think such a warning would have lessened the depth and power of your experience?
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Why does it seem like every pregnancy symptom can be lessened by just drinking more water?
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And he says that lessened volatility via low interest rates is responsible for swelling asset prices.
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Trump's Iran content hasn't slowed down just because tensions between the two countries lessened on Wednesday.
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If this lessened the dramatic arc of the variations as a structural whole, so be it.
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But none of these problems will be lessened by reimposing pre-Obama restrictions — quite the contrary.
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If Sketch renderings could be updated instantly with only modifications to code, that bottleneck can be lessened.
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The party's national dominance has not lessened its determination to seize further power at the state level.
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Our tour of the site was rather rushed, and I credit my sensory overload to lessened sensitivity.
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But that doesn't mean penalties will be lessened for private dealers who persist in the black market.
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So you've got guys anywhere from three to four years older, so the projection is lessened dramatically.
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By contrast, the low number in Puerto Rico may well have lessened the urgency of relief efforts.
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"I don't actually feel that the impact of the prize has been lessened for me," she said.
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This feeling is lessened closer to the border among a population that is strongly connected with Russia.
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Almost two decades ago, the Sisterhood came close to ending as funding diminished and national interest lessened.
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News coverage was intense in this period but as it subsequently lessened, Mr Trump's approval rating increased.
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The economic and physical toll of rheumatic diseases can be lessened with prompt evaluation by trained specialists.
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"They also dilute the concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream so its effects are lessened," he adds.
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Pekoske also told officials on the call that security standards will not be lessened during the shutdown.
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Those who are not comfortable financially will continue to struggle with the lessened number of opportunities available.
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And the announcement that the officers won't be criminally investigated has not lessened criticism of the department.
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A community that is open, and pluralistic, and recognizes that if it isn't, then it is lessened.
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Because the storm came ashore at low tide, the impact was lessened, the National Weather Service said.
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The audit also cautioned against drawing strong conclusions on whether any of the new approaches lessened crime.
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Luckily, it was just an Instagram filter, but the creepy effect is not lessened by knowing that.
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The lack of a ready supply has changed behavior and lessened the likelihood of new painkiller addicts.
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After the election, that stigma lessened: 48 percent of people said they'd donate in the public conditions.
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I have class at 11, but the pain hasn't lessened by 10:27, so I have another Aleve.
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In fact, the funeral procession is to move out of sight so that their joy is not lessened.
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Where the deep impact of slaughtering these magnificent beings is lessened by too much noise surrounding the occasions.
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With players like Neymar and Messi under-par, the fear of facing Brazil or Argentina is somewhat lessened.
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But now communication barriers have lessened with the help of Dillan's tablet, something his mother calls life-changing.
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The efforts to find peace have so far not lessened the fighting between the Taliban and government forces.
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It does, however, hint that certain risks of smoking may be lessened by switching to an e-cigarette.
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As we made our way west, the devastation lessened, but only in comparison to what lay behind us.
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"The Canadian product might look more competitive if the opportunity to import from Brazil is lessened," Davidson said.
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And everyone, I am truly sorry to the people I've offended or lessened how big coming out is.
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In the economic sphere we could get corporate and individual tax cuts, increased infrastructure spending, and lessened deregulation.
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According to the SEC, UBS's notes were designed to offer attractive yields with a lessened risk of loss.
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That deal also thereby lessened Sears' ability to pour all of its proceeds back into reviving the company.
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Ms. Daruda had them removed in 2602, and said most, but not all, of her symptoms have lessened.
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American investors and regulators have taken solace in these pledges, assuming that they have lessened the environmental threat.
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The potential for legal hiccups is lessened when tech tools can assure everyone is on the same page.
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By the end of the week, the pain lessened just from me being cognizant of my running posture.
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It lessened her dependence on him, and therefore gave him freer rein to explore his darker, second self.
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We also think that some of the geopolitical risks that have been out there at least are lessened.
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That means the addition of workplace chat apps hasn't actually lessened the amount of time we spend communicating.
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Pharmaceutical drug-makers had received years of patent protection that would have lessened the competition from generics in Asia.
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" That way, they say, the damage will be lessened because "everyone will soon be aware that such technology exists.
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And with inflation down to just 2.6%, gold's utility as a hedge has lessened, says Ajit Ranade, an economist.
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Its impact is somewhat lessened by the coupon code for Hims that appears at the top of the page.
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The "Financial Choice Act", drafted last year, would have lessened bureaucratic oversight and relied more on stiff capital requirements.
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Three months after the injections, her entire body was about two shades lighter and any dark spots had lessened.
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So testosterone replacement is given along with progestogens, to avoid undesirable effects like weaker muscles and lessened sex drive.
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But everything changed when a new, less exclusive voting system lessened the importance of exactly which episodes are submitted.
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And, at least for the moment, their grief is lessened and they're uplifted in a very powerful, beautiful way.
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It heavily slowed down the momentum and lessened the impact of the two fantastic outings that came after. 16.
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The disparity has lessened over time but is still prominent as the internet becomes increasingly integral to daily life.
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"You clearly have a much weaker Britain whose sway in European capitals is lessened by the vote," Daalder said.
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Update The terrorist attacks in Europe over the last year haven't lessened travelers' enthusiasm for vacationing there this summer.
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This familiarity has lessened the dorky look, and there are many who consider them a stylish and desirable accessory.
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But giddy expectations of pot profit lessened on the first day as stock prices in other cannabis firms dropped.
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The index extended a recovery from a three-week low on Thursday as concern about global financial stocks lessened.
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My grief hasn't lessened or gotten easier to deal with over the years, it's only become stronger and harder.
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Add to this the plunge in oil prices caused by lessened demand, plus a Saudi-Russian feud over production.
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"I felt her lightness lessened my Blackness," she continues, as if racial identity were contained in a skin tone.
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He said he believed using these types of dogs could have helped prevent the attacks or lessened their toll.
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The resistance to change that has long defined Weston has lessened of late, as newcomers push for various amenities.
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The controversy surrounding the accusation against Mr. Allen has scarcely lessened even though it goes back a quarter-century.
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Online deals, coupled with the fact that promotions are moving earlier in the season, have lessened Black Friday's clout.
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Branching paths and multiple endings made it replayable, but repeat viewings lessened the tension and exposed the game's flaws.
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In the current landscape, I find myself in the dark, but thinking maybe the cultural impact has been lessened.
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In the morning, the winds have lessened, but the rain falls relentlessly on the apparently deserted town of Lenox, Massachusetts.
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The researchers found that droughts increased between 1900 and 1949, lessened between 1950 and 1975 and have been accelerating since.
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So by keeping the joints where they're supposed to be and everything attached, I'm sure that injuries will be lessened.
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Essentially, if a child has good technique plus "improved core strength and neck musculature," concussive impact is lessened, Barker said.
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While his family's grief has lessened since the father of four died, their pain remains, lurking just below the surface.
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Still, latest data shows inequality has lessened in more than 40 countries - including Brazil, Peru, Mali and Cambodia, it said.
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As South Korea clawed itself out of poverty, the need to eat dog meat lessened — and the social censure increased.
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Seventy-four percent of the women said the activity lessened their fears and kept them from ruminating about their problem.
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This was after the carrier implemented "enhanced security measures," which is ultimately what lessened regulations with Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
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When I re-download Instagram after a weeklong hiatus, I do find that the impulse to check it has lessened.
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They are dressed in robes that hide their shape, so that as joints bend and rotate, the effect is lessened.
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All five showed the same result, that blocking the action of this cytokine to reduce inflammation lessened symptoms of depression.
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He's avoided jail time, as the judge deemed his otherwise clean record and "low risk of reoffending" lessened his sentence.
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Hong Kong stocks leaped 235.34 percent, in part because the U.S. dollar's fall lessened strains on the HK dollar's peg.
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Tepid U.S. inflation and political turmoil in Washington have lessened the possibility of another Federal Reserve rate hike this year.
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But for this river, at this delta, the sense of an eternal return is lessened, that of an ending heightened.
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None of that has lessened Iran's fervor for supporting terrorism or the murderous regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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It's not that I've ever been the class clown, but my physical weakness had for some reason lessened my authority.
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As the days on our tracker went by, the jaw pain lessened, and I went to bed a little easier.
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The droughts are longer, the temperatures higher, the snowmelt lessened, the brush drier, the fires likelier, bigger, and better fueled.
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But in the days that followed, that feeling of worry lessened—that dark cloud on the horizon became less ominous.
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It's always been abundantly clear that time hasn't lessened the horrific loss of his wife and son in season one.
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Yes, but their impact was undeniably lessened by the fact that they arrived just months after similar movies hit theaters.
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That is pocket-change for Charles Koch, whose political commitments will in no way be lessened by his brother's demise.■
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Worldwide poverty has decreased; many diseases have been eradicated; the frequency of war has lessened, and its scale has shrunk.
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MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts were all higher Wednesday as pressure tied to the coronavirus outbreak lessened.
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The rise of payment platforms like Venmo and mobile check depositing has lessened the need to go to banks everyday.
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The range issues immediately lessened, with the Skydio 22 able to catch up after I'd left it in the dust.
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The breakdown of trust between some Hongkongers and the government, including the police, have lessened the impact of these concessions.
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Professor Meyrick said that cultural cringe has lessened over the years, as Australia gained more confidence on the global stage.
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Trump and Barron to Washington this summer has lessened the burden on Mr. Schiller to be the president's constant companion.
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The players' union has been dismayed by this trend, which has lessened demand — and therefore salaries — for veteran free agents.
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Our patients died with pain under control and lessened anxiety, inasmuch as this was possible, and it almost always was.
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It's what she wants you to do anyway, and fighting that has always lessened my enjoyment of the Lykke Li Experience.
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Spot gold eased 0.2 percent to $1,319.16 per ounce, extending losses into a third session as demand for safe havens lessened.
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The changes are expected to lead to detentions and deportations in greater numbers, as well as lessened protections for undocumented immigrants.
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That feeling lessened in later videos, so I realize that my brain was, in fact, getting used to the experience (desensitization).
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Trying to break through the noise is even more relevant after Facebook lessened their relationship with publishers on the News Feed.
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If banks resent their lessened status, they respond only with the kind of grovelling deference reserved for the most important clients.
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" He said, "Now I know that preparation back then would have lessened the burden weighing on my family in recent years.
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Spot gold eased 0.3 percent to $1,317.86 per ounce, extending losses into a third session as demand for safe havens lessened.
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Risk-taking entrepreneurs and investors who create jobs through building businesses will be rewarded for their efforts with lessened tax burdens.
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Some analysts said Sarkozy's defeat lessened Le Pen's prospects of winning, easing investor fears about a breakup of the euro zone.
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Over time that content has not lessened, although some of her music has been remarkably lyrical — notably "Cyan" (2009), for orchestra.
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Free trade agreements, particularly NAFTA, lessened import tariffs and empowered American companies to move jobs overseas where labor costs are lower.
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Mr. Villalaz said he rushed into the restaurant's bathroom and rinsed his face with water, which may have lessened his injuries.
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It's a little difficult to control for the incumbency factor because it has significantly lessened over the last 22018 years ago.
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In addition to its lessened environmental impact, the electric yacht boasts a more immediate win: It's completely silent, even while running.
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If America continues to stand its ground, the threat of a hot war with China anytime soon will be greatly lessened.
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The Trump bump in the stock market has started to fade as the buzz of the tax cuts' stimulus has lessened.
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It was jarring to see how many flights had been canceled, mostly because of coronavirus-related travel restrictions and lessened demand.
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Mr. Trump has lowered his taxes and lessened the chances that pesky market rules will hamper his appetite for taking risk.
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And it went down not because the threat had lessened, but because the administration seemed content with the chimera of denuclearization.
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Low-turnout voters tend to be less educated, so this step also lessened one of the big challenges of the cycle.
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But that concern was lessened on Tuesday afternoon when a federal judge approved AT&T's $85.4 billion deal for Time Warner.
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He added that by providing more playing surfaces and thereby promoting healthier lifestyles, recycled rubber actually lessened the likelihood of cancer.
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For another, off-throttle time is lessened, though Jones found in practice that he was using more brake than he expected.
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Its power is lessened by the sketchy figure at its center that may represent Mr. Alfonzo's knowledge that he had AIDS.
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In February, he said his concerns over how his family would handle a campaign had lessened compared with three months prior.
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More recently, some of these concerns have lessened somewhat after a meeting between Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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The New School offered me what amounted to a full year of college credit, which considerably lessened the cost of attending.
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At $60 a barrel, those extraction and operating costs lessened to £272 billion, generating cumulative production to 2050 of 14.8 billion barrels.
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The shock value has lessened, perhaps because we've grown numb to its ideas as the real world has started to catch up.
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My constant depression and anxiety has lessened, making it manageable to get through the day and stay confident and happy in myself.
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Some players say they're relieved about the immediate changes, but are preparing their businesses for a world where cookie usage is lessened.
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But these actions have not lessened community concerns that officers in the city still may not face accountability for misconduct and harassment.
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Some women say that the dishonor of rape has lessened over the past three years, but that doesn't mean it's disappeared completely.
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Household lending has sustained its higher rate of expansion than in past years, although the amount of its expansion has lessened somewhat.
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The seatbelt snapped tight, the wind lessened, the air became soft again, and the smell of hot brakes seeped into the cabin.
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Their appeal lessened further when central banks started flooding markets with liquidity since the global financial crisis, driving interest rates even lower.
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The memories triggered flashbacks, but they lessened with time and she was ultimately able to forgive what had happened in her past.
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None of that seems to have dimmed the White House affinity for Saudi Arabia or, analysts say, lessened national security officials' wariness.
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That would have significantly lessened the power of my 6.8% interest rate and decreased my payment by hundreds of dollars a month.
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The symptoms lessened over time, and for a month or so during hay-fever season that spring, my sinuses were remarkably clear.
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Lessened risk translates into an improved ratio, and if you can avoid large losses, you won't consistently be fighting an uphill battle.
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States have scrambled to postpone their primaries from spring until summer in hopes that the coronavirus will have significantly lessened by them.
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"Well, the United States right now has among the cleanest climates," he said, adding incorrectly that pollution has lessened during his presidency.
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They have also added human moderators and artificial intelligence programs to remove fake accounts, an initiative that has lessened social media pollution.
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This may be Arrival's biggest weakness; the emotional punch of the ending is lessened a bit because it feels a little rushed.
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A spokesman for Ms. Klobuchar said in a statement that Facebook's lobbying had not lessened her commitment to holding the company accountable.
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The impact is lessened, for now, because factories would have been shutdown for a week anyway because of the Lunar New Year.
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These students are more intellectually mature, more physically developed than their elementary school counterparts, but have lessened their tolerance to LGBTQ persons.
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Unfortunately, the value of our judgment and expertise, and our value as foreign policy professionals, have lessened in Washington over many years.
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Rick Saccone (R), who is running for Congress, Trump also took credit for a lessened threat of nuclear attack surrounding the games.
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Ms. Hersman, who previously served as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said concerns about government overreach often lessened with time.
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According to the statement, his appearances will now be lessened even further, and his role in his honorary positions will be evaluated, too.
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As someone who has seen organ donation save lives, I was a little disappointed, but overall the book wasn't lessened by this absence.
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Mr Frérot has lessened Veolia's traditional over-reliance on doing business with municipalities, especially in France, and sought out more contracts from industry.
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After fierce opposition from House and Senate Republicans, the revision was officially enacted and has statistically lessened the burden of student loan debt.
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But as banks have improved their books after the financial crisis, the need for that part of the regular stress test has lessened.
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As I began to gain a clear self image, my postpartum depression lessened, and my baby and I moved on with our lives.
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This particular case, we're hopeful that over time the restrictions we're seeing are lessened, because innovation really requires freedom to collaborate and communicate.
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Yet the impact of this is lessened as well, since Tate is a cursory presence in the film, her wonderful theater scene aside.
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Today, however, there are lessened opportunities for oppression and significant economic benefits to be gained from remaining part of the far richer mainland.
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Chants of "They fly high as we march by" and "Enough is enough" lessened, shoes shuffled, and marchers whispered as they walked on.
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The European Central Bank has continuously slashed rates and provided stimulus, but to no avail — and its effectiveness is lessened by the day.
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The risk to coastal towns in North Carolina has lessened a bit in the October 5 5-day forecast released at 2 p.m.
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The decision sends their case back to the lower court in Newark and opens the chance that their prison sentences could be lessened.
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As of now, the virus' impact in China has lessened, and The Guardian reports that 68,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19.
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It's thought humans evolved to have less hair on our bodies partly because it lessened the risk of disease-carrying parasites to proliferate.
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Afghanistan's stability, and keeping U.S interests safe from threats emanating from there, only in small part would be lessened by an executed agreement.
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Researchers studied videotapes of the sessions and found that the more frequently therapists used Socratic questioning, the more the patients' depressive symptoms lessened.
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The two remaining founders of Beatport, Bradley Roulier and Eloy Lopez, lessened their involvement dramatically before quietly severing ties with the company entirely.
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Is a Christmas tree a symptom of intermarried couples' lessened connection to Judaism, or does it actively alienate their kids from their tradition?
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Policymakers could have lessened the impact of prior financial crises by "stress testing" banks and requiring them to hold extra cash, Rosengren said.
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Trump on Friday suggested that the Orlando nightclub massacre victims could have stopped the attack or lessened its toll if they had been armed.
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The fact that Facebook initially found no evidence of Russian involvement in the ad-targeting scheme has lessened the credibility of its subsequent disclosures.
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However, the risks of contagion to the banking system have lessened because the public-sector banking system is now better capitalised, the report said.
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G.'s house is 35 minutes away in a different town, so I like to wait until the traffic has lessened to head up.
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While the companies have been scrambling to fix the many loopholes that these malevolent users take advantage of, the entire system has been lessened.
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Inequality has lessened in some ways since apartheid, South Africa's institutionalized system of racial discrimination and segregation lasting from the late 1940s to 1994.
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Regarding currencies, Malpass said that relative stability, partly brought about by broad global growth, had lessened the need for intensive discussions on the matter.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Bud&aposs maximum sustained winds lessened to 50 mph (85 kph) as it moved over cooler waters Wednesday.
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However, this punishment was lessened to a six-month suspension and a $13,700 fine once he had released an official statement apologising to McCarthy.
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Although circus sideshows have been traded for reality TV shows, the mockery of fat people — especially fat women — has not lessened over the years.
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According to Turner, Zika has had serious impacts on tourism in other countries, but the negative effects lessened once the media attention died down.
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Then she tells Vinny that the presence of a more attractive man has lessened her attraction to him, and Vinny decides to leave Paradise.
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Children born with it have impaired reflexes and lessened muscular and head control; the disease also affects their ability to breathe, speak, and move.
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When it introduced its first denim collection last year, the company focused on making jeans that lessened water pollution from the dye and chemicals.
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It will also give you peace of mind to know the odds of them getting stuck somewhere unfamiliar with a dead phone are lessened.
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And while I could never have predicted it, a byproduct of all this has been that my persistent need for a lover has lessened.
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The gap in living conditions of the rich and the poor was lessened, to an extent, during the first half of the 21786th century.
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The sentence could only be lessened, Mr. Cannick said, if prosecutors wrote a letter saying the rapper had provided valuable assistance to the government.
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Nobody had encouraged him to try different medication; nobody had tried to engage him in activities that might have lessened his feelings of distrust.
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The toll inflicted by climate-related disaster could however be lessened by developing robust infrastructure and setting up early warning systems, the group said.
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Congress, which was held by Republicans, lessened the number of judges to seven after Lincoln's death to preclude Democrat Andrew Johnson from appointing justices.
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Because the distribution of the cool waters is significantly lessened, equatorial waters become somewhat stagnant, and are essentially left to bake in the sun.
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Residents say that while crime has lessened in the last several years, there was a recent spate of shootings and stabbings, most involving gangs.
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The advantage that incumbents usually enjoy will be lessened by the new map because some Republican representatives will have many new and different constituents.
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Even among LBOs, debt levels have lessened significantly since the days of the RJR Nabisco deal in the 1980s, which featured prominently in your piece.
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Even areas where the water had lessened were flooding anew, and even people who had initially hoped to wait out the floods were becoming desperate.
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The bank last week held its benchmark Selic interest rate at 6.50 percent, an all-time low, and said upward risks to inflation has lessened.
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"We disagree with today's ruling and have not lessened our resolve to save filtering for families one iota," Harmon said in the company's own statement.
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I ended up only hitting 8 books, but my stress was lessened by how much I loved the 8th one, Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon.
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Image: DMIOf course, the "surprise" factor here is lessened by the fact that our planet has been in something of a record-shattering mood lately.
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Studies indicate that prescription heroin reduces illicit drug use and so decreases criminal activity and health care costs, so the greater societal toll is lessened.
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Her rebelliousness has not lessened even though Bolivia for the past decade has been governed by leftists who see themselves as champions of the oppressed.
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" Details: The agency evaluated whether the merger of the organic grocer and online retail powerhouse "substantially lessened competition" or "constituted an unfair method of competition.
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Let us begin the process of numbing ourselves so the pain of seeing Brady's stupid grin as he raises another Vince Lombardi Trophy is lessened.
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The truth is that it didn't go away completely, but the frequency of people coming up to me and asking me for drugs, it lessened.
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The GOP's failure may have bolstered McAuliffe's political argument -- but it doesn't appear to have lessened leading Republican state lawmakers' opposition to a Medicaid expansion.
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While the president's political motives for letting funding lapse have lessened since the last closure, it is not certain he will sign what lawmakers approve.
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Both Clinton and Trump lessened their attacks on one another in the wake of the unrest, but the back-and-forth has resumed this week.
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Both lament that newer releases moving towards being a free, off-brand alternative to the Adobe suites has lessened the creative value of the program.
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What's happening, per FT: My thought bubble: Very high on Liu's agenda — which I hear comes directly from Xi — is to have ZTE's punishment lessened.
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Lawmakers did not legalize recreational marijuana for adults but lessened the penalty for possession of up to two ounces of the drug to a violation.
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"I thought the impact would be lessened if they felt like you were half-in, half-out," McCown said of his involvement with the Mavericks.
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The USGS said the new regulations — combined with decreased oil and gas production — have lessened the threat of new man-made earthquakes around the country.
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While the protests — now in their seventh month — have lessened in intensity and size in recent weeks, marches or rallies continue to occur almost daily.
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The yuan's value against the dollar has factored into the trade war because its decline has lessened the impact of American tariffs on Chinese products.
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It turned out that exercise, in any amount, had substantially lessened the risk that someone would die from any cause, including heart disease and cancer.
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The Lehman plaintiffs lost despite a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving Fifth Third Bancorp that lessened the defenses available to banks in similar cases.
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And the threat was also lessened over the years -- conservation efforts have seen invasive predators cleared and eradicated from four of the archipelago's 19 islands.
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That perception has lessened, to some degree, in the 2020 campaign, as Sanders has spoken out strongly on issues like abortion rights and equal pay.
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The bank last Wednesday held its benchmark Selic interest rate at 6.50 percent, an all-time low, and said upward risks to inflation has lessened.
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Twelve weeks of yoga lessened pain and improved function in people with low back pain as much as physical therapy sessions over the same period.
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Gold hit its highest in nearly a week on Thursday as the dollar slumped, its safe-haven appeal lessened by fading fears over Sino-U.
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It&aposs going to be tough, the North Koreans will be playing games throughout but it&aposs worth pursuing because tensions have lessened in the peninsula.
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As the plan evolved, Russian involvement reportedly lessened, and it is not known whether Russia or its companies featured in the meeting with the Jordanian king.
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The "oligopoly nature" of Canada's banking sector has lessened some of the impact on banks' share prices, said Ian Scott, equity analyst at Manulife Asset Management.
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Caramanica Do you also think that if you don't have four big hits, a lot of the critiques or negativity thrown your way will be lessened?
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Between the lines: The geopolitical fallout could be monumental, as the technology boom has lessened the common interests between oil-producing states and Western industrialized nations.
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The government's reform of tied visas has not lessened the abuse and violence inflicted upon foreign domestic workers, according to Avril Sharp of the charity Kalayaan.
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Recent economic data out of China, a major consumer of emerging market commodities, has also lessened worries over a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
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Out of eight healthy bacteria species found in bee guts, four were found to have lessened after three days of exposure to glyphosate, the study notes.
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The expansion of the city of Cairo, Egypt, has lessened the wonder of the pyramids, which are now a short walk away from fast food restaurants.
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Obviously as-- as a hu-- large-- bank, super large bank, we wouldn't expect-- the outcomes or the risk management element of those rules to be lessened.
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A rapid climb in real estate prices has also lessened the need for government to stimulate the auto sector and prop up the economy, analysts say.
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But if temperatures remain warm throughout autumn into early winter, the degree of hardening is lessened and wheat becomes more susceptible to cold damage later on.
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Over time, as Roosh outlined in his note, companies started disassociating with the pick-up artist and removing him from their services, which lessened his impact.
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Qualms about Deutsche Bank have lessened since last week, especially as it has become clearer that it is in much better shape than Lehman Brothers was.
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Even if Congress had seen to allocate some of the massive spending increase to border security, the impact of these events probably could have been lessened.
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But it certainly seems that had Quick been in place as she was meant to be, the impact the virus has had might have been lessened.
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In response to pressure from European institutions, Mr. Orban lessened executive control of the judiciary, but left one of his oldest friends in charge of it.
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" The sting of losing, Mr. McManus said, was lessened by the reality that "the district leader can't help people the way we used to help them.
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And some Iran experts, like the Council on Foreign Relations' Ray Takeyh, told me that the repressive regime's power now is somewhat lessened with Soleimani gone.
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Like Path, the startup has a noble goal but a social app with dramatically lessened network effects certainly seems like it might have some sustainability issues.
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Online, she found the "lightbulb-over-dish-of-soapy-water" trick, which produced a gray film of flea corpses each morning that lessened by the day.
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A rapid climb in real estate prices has also lessened the need for Beijing to stimulate the auto sector to prop up the economy, analysts say.
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The growth of small donor contributions online has lessened the dependence of Democratic candidates on the network of Washington-based PACs and lobbyist-run fund-raisers.
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The academic scores of this group were similar to those of the little or no bullying group, suggesting that kids could recover when bullying lessened over time.
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Of course, it was also the product of less accepting times and we're all better off for having lessened the dominance of the straight white male voice.
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It's hard to say if it lessened my hangover the following weekend — I did still have one after all the parties, but it was probably less severe.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Bud&aposs maximum sustained winds had lessened to 90 mph (150 kph) by late Tuesday, dropping it to Category 1 strength.
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The remaining equity check could be lessened if the Dorrance family, which owns roughly 40 percent of the company, rolls over their ownership into a new company.
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Even if the stigma against cannabis has lessened with legalization, it doesn't hurt to keep your products out of the reach of small children or prying eyes.
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"Traders have lessened their odds for an immediate U.S.-Iran escalation in this forever smouldering hot spot," said Stephen Innes, managing partner at Vanguard Markets in Bangkok.
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But Dr. Bendikson is clear that just because you may not be carrying the pregnancy, that doesn't mean the intimacy of the whole experience is necessarily lessened.
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"Traders have lessened their odds for an immediate U.S.-Iran escalation in this forever smoldering hot spot," said Stephen Innes, managing partner at Vanguard Markets in Bangkok.
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What they found: The vaccination program lessened both the geographical area that was at risk and the risk level for infection within that region, the study found.
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The growth of e-commerce infrastructure (Stripe, AWS, Shopify, etc) and fulfilment networks has lessened the need for distribution and warehousing to take place in a store.
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A general focus on what the Church was doing right, after 2002, lessened the pressure on the Church to publicize the full extent of its earlier cases.
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He thinks that the state's rampant drug problem would be lessened if more people had jobs and the confidence, hope, and pride that would come with them.
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Analysts were upbeat about the expense outlook, financial targets and lessened fallout from the regulatory restrictions, though Wells Fargo said that reflected slower loan and deposit growth.
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The way I study her feet, her birthmark; the anxiety has lessened, and maybe this is what has replaced it: this careful noticing of what I have.
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A 2015 study by The Endocrine Society also showed that recognizing and treating gender dysphoria lessened mental health problems in more than 75 percent of trans youth.
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However, Kane noted that membership growth in Medicare Advantage plans lessened the expected impact in 16.6.05 and would allow Humana to make additional strategic investments this year.
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By that measure, the importance of federal workers in large states like California and Texas is lessened, but their importance in smaller states like Montana becomes clear.
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Abortion remains an acutely divisive issue in Ireland, where the once all-pervasive political influence of the Roman Catholic church has lessened in the past 20 years.
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Tepid U.S. inflation along with political turmoil in Washington has lessened the possibility of another Federal Reserve rate hike this year, lowering bond yields across the globe.
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And as his influence lessened and he was stripped of his command, Britain's allies grew increasingly fearful that the unity of their fight against France was sundered.
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While the drenching thunderstorms that led to the flooding have lessened in intensity and largely moved from the areas most severely affected, the disaster is hardly over.
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In contrast, in democratic countries such as Ghana, Botswana and Mauritius, economic opportunity has been unleashed, humanitarian and security crises have been lessened, and stability has increased.
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Similarly, a 2014 study found that participants with a fear of public speaking found that fear lessened when their virtual body did not have their own face.
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The background: The effects the HIV virus has on infected patients have been lessened via antiretroviral treatments, but production of a vaccine has proven elusive so far.
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MARKET OVERVIEW The Whistler real estate market was touched by the 2008 global financial downturn, but the anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics temporarily lessened the effect.
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Kindly reviewed festival favorites from the previous year also tend to roost in these early weeks, enjoying the lessened competition that comes with a slightly sparser slate.
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Favorable U.S. Midwest crop weather this week has lessened concerns about a sharp drop in production, although some traders and investors expect further reductions in USDA's forecasts.
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Prospects of that outcome have lessened lately because of the assertiveness of Parliament where a clear majority of lawmakers is determined to avoid a "no-deal" Brexit.
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However, the lessened amygdala reactivity only showed while they were engaged in mindfulness, suggesting we need more continued practice if we want the changes to be permanent.
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But they have held open the possibility of accepting a narrower, more vaguely defined period of lessened conflict, with the time frame and territory still in dispute.
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But that hasn't necessarily lessened the crisis because as legal prescriptions have declined in the period from 2015-2018, people facing withdrawal find other means of purchase.
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Tepid U.S. inflation along with political turmoil in Washington has lessened the risk of another Federal Reserve rate hike this year, lowering bond yields across the globe.
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This misunderstanding creates a situation in which pro-choice advocates defend the law with lessened urgency, while individuals opposed to abortion raise their voices louder than before.
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As Schultz's exploration of a presidential campaign has unfolded, the gulf exposed between his politics and those of the Democratic Party's base has only lessened Democrats' fears.
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Because of these toxic chemical defenses, the pressure to quickly become silent may be lessened, especially if the act of calling is still functioning as a visual signal.
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If people cast a vote for a third-party candidate or just don't vote, they're essentially allowing the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to be lessened.
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As the potential political damage of a shutdown has lessened after the midterm elections, the president has seemed increasingly open to letting funding lapse to make a statement.
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"If reliance on firewood can be lessened through solar cooking, this will have a direct impact on the development and protection of women in the camp," she said.
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But being abroad has not lessened her love for her home country, she says, pointing out that for many Guatemalan migrants, the country is always in their thoughts.
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Anyway, now that the European elections are over Mr Macron's opposition seems to have lessened: he probably feared the issue would help Marine Le Pen, his nationalist rival.
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Though it was my mom who was sick, I also lessened my dad's load as much as possible, taking over household chores and cooking dinner during the week.
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" The company also noted that a highway safety barrier that might have lessened the impact of the collision had been "crushed in a prior accident without being replaced.
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Working with court counselors, he even got on a prescription-drug regimen that allowed him to sleep at night and lessened his anxiety and depression during the day.
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Changes in Google's search algorithm has lessened visibility on search results, resulting in a heavier reliance on paid advertising, CFO Alan Pickerill explained during the company's earnings call.
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Results showed that veterans with a service dog scored higher on a variety of mental health and emotional well-being metrics, including lessened symptoms of PTS and depression.
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I heard from many Republicans, for instance, that more sophisticated farming has lessened rural America's reliance on government programs—and by extension, the Democrats who might tout them.
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If branding countries as state sponsors worked, Iran, added to the list in 1984, and Syria, added in 1979, would have lessened support to groups such as Hezbollah.
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Since the beginning of the year, the housing sector had continued to improve and the drag from net exports had lessened, but business fixed investment had been soft.
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Ross speculates they are often dislocated workers who gained a lot of on-the-job experience, but were laid off or demand for their skill set has lessened.
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Check out the interactive chart above: It shows how Republicans surveyed still oppose CO2 taxes, but the level of that opposition has lessened significantly between 2013 and 2016.
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For example, EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is one psychotherapeutic practice in which traumatic memories can be altered or lessened so they are not as emotionally upsetting.
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Singapore's competition watchdog on Thursday proposed fines on Uber and Grab and said they may have to unwind their merger because of "substantially lessened competition" in the market.
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Having new once-daily pills with lessened effects to bones and kidneys could be good news for the estimated 1.2 million people in the US living with HIV.
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Experts urge that, when needed, patients should be referred to therapists for psychological support, which might have lessened the emotional distress Ms. Pavlides experienced for so many years.
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They are meant to show that the world's nations and athletes can come together and, if only for a brief period, the chance of conflict can be lessened.
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While the rainfall had lessened in many areas by Saturday night, the national weather service warned that flooding could continue in some areas including Gifu, Hiroshima, and Shimane.
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This show will stay relevant only if it can still excite and surprise us, and the potential for that is considerably lessened unless a wider net is cast.
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In an industry stifled by a high purchase tax that would not be lessened until 2000, design was dominated by ladylike and literal diamond-encrusted flowers and animals.
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So when those farms were hit with a lessened crop, Hundley says other states were able to step in and make up the difference to fit the demand.
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The Associated Press reported last week that Francis had lessened sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests in an effort to apply his vision of a merciful church.
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That has helped lower oil prices and thus gasoline prices since about 2014, which has in turn lessened people's concerns about fuel prices precisely because they've been low.
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In addition, Trump's win may have lessened the chances that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next month - an additional restraint on the cost of borrowing money.
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At a Texas rally Trump argued, as he often has in the wake of terrorist attacks and mass shootings, that fewer gun restrictions would have lessened the death toll.
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"The mainstream view among intelligence professionals is that every day and every year that has gone by has lessened the value and importance of the Snowden archives," Wizner said.
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The court also ruled as "not guilty" ten defendants who had originally received 15-year prison terms and reduced the sentences of nine others or lessened them to fines.
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S&P, which rates Deutsche Bank's long-term credit at BBB+ after cutting it last year from A-, said that the bank's litigation and regulatory risks had lessened considerably.
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Meanwhile, the costs of coming forward, for survivors, have not lessened — according to her lawyer, Christine Blasey Ford is receiving "unending" death threats and cannot return to her home.
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For its part, the regime, with Russian and Iranian help, has severely lessened the strategic threat from the insurgency already -- for them to retake Aleppo City would kill it.
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I have wrapped up my legs and torso in the clingy film after soaking my scales in Vaseline so that the pain is lessened and the putrid smell contained.
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In turn, violence and depression among the inmates is lessened; they learn compassionate behavior, gain a sense of purpose, and experience unconditional love from the dogs in their care.
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Unlike Mr Sanders, whose recent entry into the "millionaire class" seems not to have lessened his dislike of rich people, Ms Warren claims not to begrudge them their success.
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Using data from the 20 studies, Khandaker and his colleagues found that anti-cytokine drugs improved symptoms of depression, regardless of whether they lessened the symptoms of physical illness.
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But the relation to this environment is not lessened because of the quick movement across its identical surfaces; rather, the player slides through the world and understands its scale.
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As more women have moved into once male-dominated positions, that effect has lessened, but further integration of more occupations stalled in the early 2000s, according to the AAUW.
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Losses in deferred-month contracts were lessened by expectations that pork exports to China would eventually ramp up after the deadly hog disease African swine fever decimated its industry.
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In a recent study of treatments for rotator cuff tendinopathy, scientists reported that Nsaids lessened people's soreness, but the effects were short-lived and did not improve shoulder function.
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If NAFTA goes away, it is unlikely that our trade balance would get even worse, because the incentives to produce there to supply the U.S. market would be lessened.
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Fuel cells are the "perfect fit" for commercial heavy-duty trucks because of a higher drive range and payload and lessened refueling time and costs, according to the automaker.
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For decades, she swayed minds by tapping into fears and though her public appearances had lessened over the last few years, her stranglehold on the Republican party never loosened.
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Such gestures serve the nationalist streak he is known for, though it has lessened since his country took over the rotating presidency of the European Union council in July.
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Zayid shakes all the time, though yoga has lessened the severity, and can walk but cannot stand for very long (she calls herself a sit-down stand-up comedian).
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" She sentenced Mr. Osborne, 48, to life with no chance of parole for 43 years, saying "the court has seen no evidence that the danger you present has lessened.
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Across the Philippines, officials said the evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people from exposed areas had lessened the impact of the storm on civilians and prevented more deaths.
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The NGOs, still carrying migrants to European ports—and bearing witness to a humanitarian disaster that had not lessened in scope—stood in the way of this untidy solution.
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Though tensions between Iran and the United States may have lessened since that moment when the two nations edged close to war, in Sacramento a sense of unease remains.
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Interestingly, he says, there are some indications that continuing problems with memory or concentration after a concussion may be lessened if the child walks and otherwise is physically active.
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Though Ive's day-to-day involvement with Apple reportedly lessened after the Apple Watch launched, Ive still helped shape Apple's product design well into the post-Steve Jobs era.
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Veterans often advise that getting to the desired level of relaxation and lessened social inhibition usually takes several more servings — particularly for those trying it for the first time.
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About 87 percent of those deaths and injuries might have been prevented or lessened if vehicles had a collision avoidance system — because they were linked to driver inattention, researchers found.
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It could be the power of suggestion but I can't help but think that the lines on my forehead and around my eyes have indeed been lessened by the procedure.
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Together, we reminisced about the earlier days (only a week prior), and somehow, the knowledge that the city was simultaneously testing all of us lessened the knot in my chest.
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Why it matters: Lessened demand due to Trump's trade policies and greater international competition in agriculture already pushed Farm Belt bankruptcies last year to the highest level in a decade.
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About 87 percent of the deaths and injuries might have been prevented or lessened if vehicles had a collision avoidance system — because they were linked to driver inattention, researchers found.
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"One of the reasons why this market hasn't been beaten to a pulp is that almost daily we hear a story of supply taken out of lessened competition," Cramer said.
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The Bank of Canada - which regularly expresses concerns about Canadians' debt levels as interest rates rise - last week said slowing credit growth among households and higher incomes have lessened vulnerabilities.
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Briefing reporters on Friday, a Justice Department official said the proposed merger could have been anti-competitive but that the concessions by T-Mobile and Sprint had lessened the risks.
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A muted response from the franc to the European Central Bank's decision to cut rates and expand asset purchases last week had lessened the SNB's need to act on rates.
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About 87 percent of the deaths and injuries might have been prevented or lessened if vehicles had a collision avoidance system because they were linked to driver inattention, researchers found.
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Though his role may have been lessened by the staffing addition of Breitbart News executive Stephen Bannon, who's now the chief executive of the campaign, the ties to Russia continue.
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That distinction effectively altered the timeline and lessened the significance of the discussions — which according to ABC's report were meant to galvanize U.S.-Russian efforts to fight ISIS in Syria.
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"Following the agreement on the transitional arrangements reached at the March EU Summit, we view the risk of a 'disorderly' Brexit as having lessened further," said Victoria Clarke at Investec.
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That economic pressure has lessened in recent months, in part because of the good feelings between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but the sanctions remain in place.
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If you're part of the working from home crowd, your separation anxiety might be lessened spending some time with the folks of Dunder Mifflin, who also have concerns about germs.
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Beyond China As the danger has lessened in China, the global infection rate continues to accelerate, with countries across multiple continents now grappling with fast-expanding outbreaks of their own.
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" After CBT, the pain doesn't seem to have lessened, "like on a 1-to-6503 scale," she says, "but the amount of suffering that goes along with it is less.
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He demonstrated that intravenous vitamin therapy lessened pain for patients with fibromyalgia, though it bears mentioning that the placebo did too, and the treatment was no more effective than placebo.
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As I grew older, I reasoned that maybe falling in love lessened the fear: Maybe mortality was like a roller coaster, and having a hand to clutch made it easier.
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When I pulled off my helmet at the end of the day in Utah, my immense respect for speed and the cars that can produce it in abundance hadn't lessened.
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Nothing that happened Thursday lessened Trump's potential legal or political exposure, or repudiated Mueller's investigation, which has uncovered a pattern of lying by Trump acolytes about unexplained ties to Russia.
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Most Asian markets also rose after Friday's tame reading on U.S. wage growth lessened chances of a pick-up in the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
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That achievement is lessened by the inevitable smoothing-out process of Moore's thematic analysis, which makes events seem clearer than they actually were in the chaos of the day-to-day.
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But with digital photography, you can crank the ISO up and push your shutter speed comfortably past 100, so the effects of any camera shake or UFO flight will be lessened.
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Because the danger had lessened, and because command wanted to push toward German surrender, the number of missions increased from the expected 25, a decision my dad long remembered as maddening.
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Gun control advocates believe that the loss of life in mass shootings could be lessened if the perpetrators didn't have ready access to guns and accessories that allow for automatic fire.
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While that means the former hurricane's winds have lessened, the worst impacts from the storm are likely to be flooding rains that are still a threat to anyone in its path.
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But experts in floodplain and storm water management say its damage could have been lessened if authorities in Houston had paid more attention in recent years to three big factors: 22010.
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Most Asian markets also rose after Friday's tame reading on U.S. wage growth lessened the chances of a pick-up in the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
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A psychologist testified for the defense that Madison's symptoms took the form of paranoid delusions, which may have lessened his culpability when he shot and killed the police officer in 1985.
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While the risk to public safety might be lessened should a piece of concrete or brick tumble to the sidewalk from a lesser height, it still poses a potentially grave threat.
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The president's critics would have it differently: that if he had pursued an earlier, more muscular policy he would have both lessened much suffering and checked the further rise of terror.
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More sea ice is lost, more energy is absorbed by the oceans, and this in turn can lead to lessened or thinner ice the following year as well as warmer temperatures.
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Recent developments -- notably Mueller allowing Michael Cohen, the President's former lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress next month -- have only lessened any chance of a voluntary presidential interview, the sources said.
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Vale said the dam had not received tailings for about two and a half years and was in the process of decommissioning, a step that should have lessened risk, engineers said.
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With the event taking place far to the north, its impact will be lessened, though the medal ceremony could potentially still take place before the closing ceremony, in accordance with tradition.
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As officials worked to clear blocked roads and walkways, the parks department urged people to stay out of city parks until winds had lessened and workers were able to clear debris.
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When Jesse Jackson pointed out that Bush's Willie Horton attacks were tinged with racism, it turned the implicit racial appeal of Horton into an explicit one and lessened the attack's effectiveness.
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We, the parents of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig, are devastated by the loss of our son, but the pain will be slightly lessened if his death helps bring Austin and others home.
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In pathways with significant use of other CDR methods, the world would still need to hugely cut the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix, although the stringency is lessened somewhat.
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House Democrats protest lack of action on gun legislation On the other hand, Trump said that if people in Pulse had been armed, the scope of the tragedy would have been lessened.
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Although a magnitude 6.4 is considered a strong earthquake capable of causing severe damage, it was fairly deep - 71.9 miles (115.71 km) below the Earth's surface, which would have lessened its effects.
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But that has not lessened the public pain in a land focused on its own losses, where roadside commemorations of the returning dead came to symbolize the human cost of geopolitical decisions.
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U.S. gasoline stockpiles have been running above last year's level since January but the year-on-year build-up has increased rather than lessened as the summer driving season arrived (tmsnrt.rs/29jUrGi).
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The Russian-born athlete, known for winning five major tournaments during her career (her last at the 2014 French Open), appealed and had her sentence lessened from two years to 15 months.
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That said, the authors point to data showing that the effect of a pedigree is lessened when the doctor — regardless of medical school — is in a practice requiring specialized pain management training.
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Van Keulen said financial damages were difficult to estimate, as they are lessened by lower fees at Liege and are being partly borne by the various freight-forwarding companies it works with.
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Caught between China and US Mahathir's keenness to remain in office may be lessened once he begins the task of tackling the many challenges -- both at home and overseas -- facing his government.
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The possibilities of chemical substitution had dramatically lessened fears that the country would run out of resources: Fibers could be replaced by nylon or polyester, and plastic proliferated throughout postwar consumer society.
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Read more: Costco, Home Depot, TJ Maxx and dozens of other retailers are bucking a major Black Friday trendWhat's more, the overall impact of Black Friday itself has lessened in recent years.
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Last year's move to ban 851 products only lessened the import bill by 0.35 percent to $38.24 billion in the first 10 months of 2018 compared with a year before, data showed.
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Many at the workshop — where participants mimicked the mating rhythms of horses and gorillas in a bid to loosen up — said that using standardized guidelines also lessened the awkwardness of sex scenes.
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The new rules, these members said, implied that "all of us are racists," were "capitulating to political correctness," and "lessened" the academy's value as "a measuring stick for excellence," among other objections.
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With intelligence reports suggesting the plane was hit by a missile, the idea that the crash was down to a technical issue with the plane was weakened, and Boeing's possible culpability lessened.
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America's shale oil boom, which began early in the last decade, has clearly lessened our reliance on foreign oil, especially relative to the 1970s Arab oil embargo that crippled the US economy.
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While the number of protests has lessened in recent weeks from demonstrations nearly every day, the movement still enjoys broad backing, with families with children and retirees still coming out in support.
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The biggest issues for small companies in this month's index were taxes, followed by government regulations and red tape, so the belief that these issues may be lessened is sending a hopeful message.
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The shame has lessened, but I still would rather deal with my heels alone, in my own bathroom, where no Upper West Side moms with Drybar hair and Pilates asses can look on.
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Because of the financial obstacles millennials have had to deal with because of the recession, NPR notes, their willingness to spend has lessened while their attitudes toward saving money has become more favorable.
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The Federal Trade Commission had argued the deal would have merged the No. 2 and No. 3 baby food makers and that competition would be "lessened substantially" if it were to go forward.
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We suppose it would be nice to see if that eye roller or cream has actually lessened your undereye bags, or if your brown spots have truly diminished after using a serum religiously.
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By doing so, generic competition — and the accompanying drop in drug prices — could be permitted sooner and the elements of pricing that are driven by cost, time, uncertainty and failure will be lessened.
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We know that ice is melting from the ice sheets and flowing into the sea, raising its levels -- but this amount is lessened by how much snow is falling back onto the continent.
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Staying healthy became a challenge, however, and his popularity lessened some in a state usually fiercely proud of homegrown players because of the size of his contract and the amount of his absences.
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The callbacks have lessened in recent weeks, but I will say that the next episode looks like it will be a "Voyager"- type story arc, where the ship finds itself far from home.
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A deal signed later that year between Turkey and the European Union lessened the pressure on Greece significantly, though migrants continue to try crossing from both the land and sea borders with Turkey.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that he may consider an interim trade deal with China also improved investor sentiment toward risk assets and, in turn, lessened appetite for safe assets, such as JGBs.
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The moto pair left imprints of all the seams on my legs, which probably could have been lessened with a larger size, but they generally just weren't the most comfy of the two.
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Again, while many of these concerns have lessened over time (remember the '90s panic over The Simpsons?), The Simpsons is the exact type of show that seems built for Hulu, not Disney Plus.
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Although we have some of the necessary technology and regulatory framework to block the most dreadful robocalls that put consumers at risk, the number of scam robocalls has not lessened in recent years.
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When asked if the city was aware of vulnerabilities and failed to take action, Rackley said the city had implemented measures in the past that might have lessened the scope of the breach.
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The advantage of looking away from Sherman has been lessened, however, by the emergence of cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, who has proved to be a much better complement to Sherman than Akhello Witherspoon was.
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Even so, the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan today is far below the roughly 100,000 forces that were in the country during the peak in 2011 so presumably any impacts maybe lessened.
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Bankers said the Treasury could make a eurobond issue this week but such an issue, often made early in the year, could be delayed for several weeks due to the lessened global appetite.
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That leverage has lessened, he argued, as the flow of migrants has slowed, and it may erode further after Germany votes in national elections in September as Ms. Merkel seeks a fourth term.
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Though far short of the goals of Black Lives Matters, the Obama administration's Attorney General Eric Holder implemented important reforms that lessened some of the worst racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
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Importantly, antipathy to accepting climate change has led Texas to not only fight against limiting emissions of greenhouse gases, but to avoid spending money on protective measures that could have lessened Harvey's impact.
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By the time Ethan turned 3, the physical demands of mothering had lessened and I could focus on the parts that came easily — talking with him, reading together, entering into his imaginary worlds.
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Were more former footballers to put themselves forward as officials this problem might be lessened somewhat, with players perhaps more inclined to respect one of their own and accept his decisions with reasonable civility.
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External oversight will likely result in safer prisons for inmates and employees alike, more effective rehabilitation programs, a healthier prison culture that supports positive outcomes and taxpayer savings from fewer lawsuits and lessened recidivism.
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Morris' size could prove helpful in a seven-game series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but a quantum leap by Jaylen Brown and unexpected contributions from Jayson Tatum and Semi Ojeleye have lessened the need.
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While stocks were dragged down by concerns about the weakening TV bundle hurting subscriber fees, those fears may now be lessened as investors realize that there's plenty of good news in the ad market.
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The Vulcan began its life as a steel foundry, but as deindustrialization lessened the needs for such large factory spaces, it shifted into a space for people to live in sometime in the 25s.
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U.S. stocks climbed and oil prices rose as signs emerged of progress in U.S.-China trade talks, while an upbeat U.S. jobs report and data on Chinese manufacturing lessened concerns about slowing global growth.
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Part of this comes from the logistics needed to make these team-ups happen, a barrier that is lessened for Latin artists due to the normalization and quid-pro-quo of remixes and collabs.
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Yields on 10-year Treasury notes climbed in early trading, and the dollar weakened at the prospect of lessened demand tied to a selling of United States bonds by a large holder like China.
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While Comey's Sunday letter may have lessened the political impact of his earlier disclosure about new evidence in the Clinton email case, the FBI chief did not say the investigation was being shut down.
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While the protests - now in their seventh month – have lessened in intensity and size in recent weeks, their frequency has held up, with marches or rallies occurring almost daily in the former British colony.
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Darrel McAlexander, a southwest Iowa farmer who met Mr. Trump at an ethanol plant in June, said in an interview last week that he felt betrayed by the exemptions that lessened demand for ethanol.
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The other issue was that my legs were incredibly sore, and although the pain lessened the more I moved, it was hard to push myself to get out there for the first few strides.
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Though that will continue to be necessary with Palforzia, the risk of a reaction will be lessened, says Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in a statement.
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As South Sudan's civil war enters its sixth year, conflict has lessened following a peace deal but violence prevents 1.5 million people receiving aid and famine is possible in 2019.
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Oil prices have seesawed as the threat of a military response appears to have lessened, but both Brent and West Texas Intermediate appear to be on course for gains of about 7% this week.
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For example, if in some imaginary reality, Lemmy from Motorhead had said that dating trans chicks was cool, then that would've probably lessened the burden because who wouldn't want to be cool like Lemmy?
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For the past few weeks, commuting has been reduced by allowing people to work from home, and our dependence on delivery services like Amazon lessened by helping out homebound neighbours with shopping and errands.
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DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday that he expects "solid" economic growth this year, as easing trade tensions have lessened downward pressure on global growth, manufacturing and business investment.
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In December 2014, that restriction was lessened to men who had sex with men within the past 20153 months, which still ignores factors like the donor's testing status or the realities of their sex life.
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Thankfully, Chandra Kapoor, his soon-to-be defense lawyer, asks him the one question he needed to hear before taking the stand and agreeing to the lessened sentence that Allison Crowe had negotiated for him.
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DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday that he expects "solid" economic growth this year, as easing trade tensions have lessened downward pressure on global growth, manufacturing and business investment.
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"Those are all issues that will be affected either if funding is reduced or if the Office of Violence Against Women is eliminated or consolidated in some way and thus lessened in importance," Chung says.
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"We are keenly aware that the passage of time has not diminished the impact or lessened the anguish these events have on the affected individuals," a media statement released by the school on Tuesday stated.
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In his encyclopedic, 172-page written opinion, Leon rejected the Justice Department's theories of consumer harm, ruling that the agency failed to meet the legal burden showing competition would be substantially lessened by the merger.
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SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings said an improvement in Australia's budget position had lessened pressure on its triple-A rating, but there were enough risks to keep the outlook negative "for now".
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In the meantime, we've already lessened our reliance on [overheated job markets] by opening offices in Toronto and Atlanta and Seattle and London and Sydney, even while we're still hiring in San Francisco and Seattle.
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The dramatic drop in oil prices to $40-60 in the past four years after a decade of $100 per barrel oil has lessened consumer concerns about gasoline prices and boosted SUVs and truck sales.
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Various senior US officials have since suggested that other tasks must be accomplished in Syria before a complete departure: Iran's influence must be lessened, and Syria's Kurds must be made safe from attack by Turkey.
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr said that while financial risks had lessened as both lending and house price growth slowed, there would be no further easing of mortgage lending restrictions for now.
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The pound also hit a four-week peak against the euro, with sentiment bolstered by the recent slew of robust data that has lessened the chances of further monetary easing by the Bank of England.
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"The shame has lessened, but for some women buying a tool exclusively for their own sexual pleasure is still a big leap," said Hallie Lieberman, author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy.
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A muted market response for the franc to the European Central Bank's decision to cut rates and expand asset purchases last week has lessened the need for the SNB to act on rates, economists said.
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Spotify is hoping to avoid that fate with newly renegotiated licensing deals with the major record companies that lessened Spotify's royalty rates by a few percentage points, and by maintaining its growth around the world.
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That improved approval rating doesn't mean respondents think the threat from Kim's regime has lessened since last summer's historic meeting -- 52% said they consider North Korea to be a major threat to US national security.
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An early price drop significantly lessened sticker shock, and now removing the requirement to actually visit a location in person to both order and collect the glasses should help expand their customer base further still.
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The question remains, as MBS takes the stage in Riyadh to a massively more nervous and diminished crowd of debtors and very pragmatic investors: can his grip on Saudi Arabia be lessened in any way?
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A G7 meeting of central bankers and finance ministers kicks off on Friday in the northern Japanese city of Sendai, although the event's potential impact may have lessened thanks to the recent weakening of the yen.
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And as long as that's the case, Jeff explained that he doesn't see his business drying up any time soon, but that legalization may even help his case as the stigma around smoking pot is lessened.
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I told some women that when I take maca root with fluoxetine each day of the month, my PMDD symptoms are lessened, but I know in my heart that one woman's nectar is another woman's poison.
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This is partly due to incorrectly taking the birth control pill ... so, if you take the pill at the same exact time every day, and don't miss a day, your chance of becoming pregnant is lessened.
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A drop in rainfall at the beginning of the November to February dry season has lessened the threat of black pod disease, farmers said, though some light rain has maintained a good level of soil moisture.
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Exercise is supposed to improve our lives, not impede it, and sometimes if you just stick to the big bodybuilding, you're shortening all your muscles and then all of a sudden your major motion is lessened.
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The preparations already undertaken by financial institutions in the wake of the political impasse have to some degree lessened the need for alignment and some are keen to break free of what they consider restrictive rules.
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The fear was lessened by knowing that there was a round chambered, that all it would take is the downward push of a safety and the short pull of a trigger for that bullet to breathe.
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After all, there are plenty of long issues that can be avoided or lessened by living a more active lifestyle, a motivation that becomes all the more apparently as our lives tend increasingly toward the sedentary.
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Most past presidents would fudge a stat here or there, cherry-picking a good poll or good economic numbers -- robbing it of some critical context that lessened the power of the point they wanted to make.
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"Kelly Johnson was a somewhat tentative witness, which — while understandable, given the gravity and attention to the case — may have lessened the impact of her testimony," said Dennis McAndrews, a former prosecutor who attended the trial.
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A victory for Mr. Holcomb helps seal Republicans' continued control of Indianapolis, where in recent years the state's political leaders have approved a series of conservative measures, including provisions that restricted abortion and lessened union power.
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Coming on the heels of Snap may have lessened the limelight for MuleSoft, but some investors say Snap's unusual corporate governance and slowing user growth that rattled IPO buyers helped position MuleSoft for a successful debut.
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Between the lines: Opposition to nuclear power from environmentalists, policy leaders and the general public likely hampers nuclear power's growth, but it's hard to really know how much would change if the opposition lessened or dissolved altogether.
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DALLAS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday that he expects "solid" economic growth this year, as easing trade tensions have lessened downward pressure on global growth, manufacturing and business investment.
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Though its associations with arson fires and crime may have lessened in recent years, it's still not an area many tourists explore, despite being home to the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Gardens and Yankee Stadium.
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Two days after I'd been out with some old friends, my hangover had lessened, but the aftershock still rippled through my body—shaky limbs, racing heart, and a pit-like feeling of guilt nestled in my gut.
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The World Health Organization said Thursday there should be cautious hope at signs the numbers of confirmed Ebola cases and the geographical footprint have lessened over the past couple weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The SVU team comes upon the appalling group after a man confesses to raping a bartender in her car, but wants a lessened sentence in exchange for pointing police towards a serial rapist they've been searching for.
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Kris Jenner is swooping in to help Rob Kardashian make a quick buck off the holiday shopping season, plugging her son's sock line after he filed docs to have his child support payments to Blac Chyna lessened.
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Foreign exchange headwinds in Mexico and Turkey, where the lira has fallen 10 percent over the past year, would be lessened since over 50 percent of profits in each country were protected by hedging strategies, he said.
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The diminished prospect of fiscal spending was a boon to bonds, especially as a run of soft U.S. inflation readings had lessened the risk that the Federal Reserve would need to be aggressive in removing its stimulus.
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TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds mostly edged lower on Tuesday as stock market gains lessened the appeal of fixed income assets, though they remained supported by Bank of Japan buying and hopes for further stimulus.
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White residents of Charleston held that tensions had actually lessened in their city; they were twice as likely as their black counterparts to say that race relations had improved as a direct result of the mass murder.
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Violence has lessened since a February election touted as a step toward reconciliation - France ended its peacekeeping mission in its former colony last week - but outbreaks of fighting are frequent, leaving most refugees afraid to go home.
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The danger of such a deal is that Manafort and Gates may offer to tell Mueller what they think he wants to hear -- even if it is not truthful -- so that they can have their prison exposure lessened.
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Though his animosity toward it seems to have lessened in later years, the main things he held against it — that Kubrick jettisoned too much context from his film and that it was seriously misogynistic — are pretty valid complaints.
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One 2012 study, for example, found that awe "caused people to perceive that they had more time available and lessened impatience" — a social bonding effect that may also have conferred an evolutionary advantage, helping our ancestors to survive.
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The desire to return jobs to states that lost them remains a worthy task, however the return on such investments will be dependent on some combination of improved trade terms, lessened regulatory costs, and a reformed tax code.
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But opposition from the industry has lessened recently amid intensifying scrutiny of high drug prices, and some drug company CEOs even said they supported the bill during a high-profile hearing before the Senate Finance Committee in February.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, in restraining unfettered capitalism and the speculative practices of Wall Street — at the time — thus restored stability to our economy and politics, which lessened the presence of uncivil rhetoric and acts of violence.
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MUMSS's Support Rating and IDRs could be downgraded if MUFG's propensity to support its subsidiary diminished, MUMSS's functions within the group were substantially lessened and Fitch no longer viewed its position within the group as core and integral.
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"If you're looking at this move from a fan perspective, the last few years have seen the rise of free sites that fans can use legally to watch anime, so the necessity for piracy has lessened," she said.
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On the call, Pekoske said security standards would not be lessened and that TSA should be transparent with the public about staffing levels and callouts so that travelers know whether to expect longer security lines, the sources said.
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Rays 2, Yankees 1 The strangeness of watching a baseball game in the Mets' park without a Met on the premises had lessened somewhat by the second night of the Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays series at Citi Field.
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Should Congress use the revenue in a way that makes American corporations more productive (through fewer employee sick days or a better-educated labor force, for example), the adverse impact on economic growth would at least be lessened.
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But Christy Lopez, a former Justice Department official who helped lead the investigation of the Chicago police, said Ms. Madigan's move was heartening, potentially even a model for other places at a time when federal scrutiny has lessened.
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The CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Confidence Index climbed two points in the first quarter, from 222 to 83, as concerns over trade policy impacts lessened, thanks to a trade deal with China and the signing of the USMCA.
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While that issue may be lessened somewhat by the fact that the 72-year old Donald Trump is President, it is still going to be an issue that Biden is going to have to face if he runs.
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The master limited partnership model has fallen out of favor with the oil and gas industry in the last couple of years, as it often failed to meet its targeted returns, and corporate tax reform lessened its financial benefits.
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"The FTC conducted an investigation of this proposed acquisition to determine whether it substantially lessened competition under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, or constituted an unfair method of competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act," Hoffman wrote.
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Their triumph, somewhat lessened by the reality that Ames had been doing pretty much everything short of wearing a nametag written in Russian, is made more touching because of the bureaucratic obstacles they had to overcome at each turn.
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The big picture: Lottery officials have lessened the odds of winning a jackpot, increasing the opportunity for huge prizes that attract more attention and more money being spent on $2 Mega Millions or Powerball tickets despite the lower odds.
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In some sense, for example, back when Facebook bought Instagram, that was clearly an acquisition that lessened competition in the sense that both companies made smartphone apps that competed for a supply of time and attention and ad dollars.
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Jolé and Gnoffo have different forms of dwarfism which lessened the chance of fatality at birth, but there "was still a chance of having a double dominant child that would not survive," Jolé said last year after giving birth.
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Researchers at Colorado State University, who studied the effects of cannabis on emotion processing, found that people who smoke weed displayed a stronger response to negative emotions than their herbally sober counterparts and had a lessened ability to empathize.
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Gold rose on Monday, hovering just below last week's 2266-month high as the U.S. dollar turned lower, while a fall in average U.S. earnings lessened expectations the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its next policy meeting.
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While a cut of 25 basis points by the Fed next week has been priced in by the markets, expectations lessened for a cut of as much as 50 basis points on the trade issue and economic data stabilizing.
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In the years since, Freedom House reports in its 2019 "Freedom in the World" report, countries around the world have seen rising authoritarianism and corruption, undermining of the rule of law and lessened respect for individual rights and liberties.
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While cybersecurity experts believe the North Korean threat was lessened by the last-minute addition of a North Korean delegation to the Games, they have not ruled out that North Korea may be looking to embarrass its southern neighbor.
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Polls that don't meet this "gold standard" have the race tied, but over the past three cycles (and in the 2017 special Senate election in Alabama) inclusion of these surveys have actually lessened the predictive power of polling averages.
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While Germany has been reluctant to antagonize Turkey because it relies on Turkey to stem the flow of refugees toward Europe, migration pressures have lessened in the past year, and Turkey is no longer seen as quite so essential.
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ISTANBUL, Dec 10.563 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira declined more than 0.5% on Tuesday to its weakest level in two months, as concern over relations with the United States lingered and a lower real yield on the currency lessened its allure.
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The review also sketched out a snapshot of the foreign exchange markets, saying over the last three years, hedge funds, non-financial end users and smaller banks have lessened their market presence as institutional investors upped theirs, mostly for hedging purposes.
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But underwhelming range (58 miles) and limited availability — most Mercedes-Benz dealers stopped selling Smart cars when they went all-electric — have severely lessened the appeal of Smart in the US where SUVs and large vehicles are again dominating auto sales.
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"The fire has lessened in intensity: the firefighters of Paris told me they are very hopeful about saving the northern tower," French Junior Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Twitter late Monday, adding that the firefighting efforts would continue for hours.
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Brazilian miner Vale identified concerns around its tailings dams in 2009 and studied but did not implement several steps that could have prevented or lessened the damage from last week's deadly disaster, according to a corporate presentation seen by Reuters.
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Check out this chart of the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index: Banks have been some of the best performers since the November, as President Donald Trump's election brought hope to investors that key regulations — namely Dodd-Frank — would be scrapped or lessened.
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Eleanor working through her feelings as to the potential end of the study group is great, to the point that its impact isn't lessened too much when the discovery of the basement portal suggests that they won't be separated after all.
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The diminished prospect of fiscal spending in the U.S. has been a boon to bonds, especially as a run of soft U.S. inflation readings had lessened the risk that the Federal Reserve would need to be aggressive in removing its stimulus.
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This career choice — which comes with a mandatory flak jacket — offers rewards that are bittersweet: The thrill of having a front-row seat to history is lessened by the loss of still-young colleagues and sources you spoke with only yesterday.
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The fact that competitors may not like a rival's conduct or may be harmed and might exit the market matters only if at the end of the day consumers suffer through higher prices, lessened choice, lower quality, or decreased innovation.
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Switzerland's tradition of banking secrecy helped it become the world capital for foreign wealth but in recent years a global clampdown on tax dodging and money laundering, as well as new agreements on cross-border information exchange, has lessened its role.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone producer prices eased as expected month-on-month in November, but the pace of decline decelerated for the third month in a row as the downward pull from cheap energy lessened, European Union statistics office data showed.
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And North Korea said it would not dismantle its nuclear weapons program until the U.S. lessened its military capacity, confirming that the North's position on denuclearization remains unchanged despite President Trump and Kim Jong-un's meeting in Singapore in June.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the U.S. threat of tariffs on Mexican goods had lessened, after his top envoy met President Donald Trump and other Washington officials to assess progress on reducing migration.
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SINGAPORE, July 5 (Reuters) - Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission said on Thursday the merger of Grab and Uber had substantially lessened competition in the ride-hailing business in the city-state and proposed to impose financial penalties on the two parties.
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Why Safechuck and Robson are speaking out now Both men said Jackson's presence in their lives lessened as they grew older, adding that they heard from Jackson when he wanted them to testify on his behalf regarding the 2003 charges.
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Just last week, Wanda tore up a $21.7 billion agreement to sell a portfolio of hotels and theme parks to the property firm Sunac China Holdings, instead selling it just the theme parks, a move that lessened Sunac's debt level.
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Scott Miller, a regional director for the Wilderness Society said the monument designation was established specifically to prevent such looting on public lands and said he fears that similar actions could take place now with the new discovery and lessened protections.
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But that has lessened this year, underlining Kim's stated aim for denuclearizing the Korean peninsula and his recent meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and summits with Trump in Singapore and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and Dalian.
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While the agreements we have in place across the industry have greatly lessened the likelihood of takedowns, as a creator driven platform, we respect all creators, and therefore we respect the rights of all creators who request to have their content removed.
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As for the sensitivity issues, those are gradually lessened thanks to the inclusion of natural potassium nitrate, which desensitizes teeth by filling in those tiny tubules that expose dentin and connect the underlying nerves to the hot, cold, or pressure causing pain.
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The U.S. trade deficit with the AGOA countries shrank to about $7.9 billion last year from a peak of $64 billion in 2008, as U.S. shale oil production increases have lessened the need for oil imports from major exporters Nigeria and Angola.
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Prayuth&aposs government does crave international respectability but that impulse to quickly hold elections has lessened with the administration of President Donald Trump apparently unwilling to lean too heavily on its Thai ally at a time of growing Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Euro zone producer prices eased as expected month-on-month in November, but the pace of decline decelerated for the third month in a row as the downward pull from cheap energy lessened, European Union statistics office data showed.
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But the leveraged loan market, which backs buyouts and helps companies refinance existing debt, is becoming weary of the practice as pent-up supply of new loans, along with volatility in equity markets and sovereign debt, has lessened the appetite for opportunistic repricings.
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Gold stocks were down after spot gold prices fell 0.36 percent in overnight trade to $2516.22,2500 an ounce, on the back of a stronger dollar and a rebound in major equity markets, which lessened the precious metal's appeal as a safe-haven investment.
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In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to throw out a lower court's decision upholding a Republican-backed state legislature redistricting plan in Alabama that crammed black voters into certain districts in a way critics claimed lessened their influence at the polls.
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From French tank-girls referencing their slower combat style and lessened need for radios to accurately written jokes about penetration depth, the humor is full of nods that might well pass over the head of someone unaware of the history of the war.
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However despite the fact that Russia and North Korea nations established relations 70 years ago, the shadow once cast by Russia has lessened in North Korea as Moscow's global influence has waned and its own economy has been shaken by international sanctions.
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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has the potential to be an "enormous" threat in Afghanistan, but its presence in the country has lessened over the past few months, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said Thursday.
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"This could be a factor for why if they were in a group or social setting, the social anxiety would be lessened," said José Carlos Bouso, a psychologist and pharmacologist at the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service (ICEERS) in Spain.
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The sitting congressman has seized on Grimm's 2014 indictment on 85033 charges related to a New York City restaurant he owned where he hired immigrants in the country illegally and paid them in cash, which lessened the tax burden on his establishment.
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Comcast is likely to offer roughly $173 billion for Mr. Murdoch's assets — in cash — while matching other terms of the Disney deal (laid out in a recent securities filing) and making a public case to Fox shareholders that regulatory concerns have vastly lessened.
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Senior defense officials had previously told CNN that the bulk of those cuts would be to forces in northwest and West Africa, as the US felt the presence of some 3,500 French troops in the region lessened the risk of any US drawdown.
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When one of McCall's friends is murdered, setting him off on a quest for revenge, Miles starts to take a back seat, and the combination of lessened emotional stakes and an overly somber tone start to drain the fun out of the proceedings.
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The prospect of a swift rapprochement between Russia and the United has lessened since Trump's inauguration due to scandals including the resignation on Monday of national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was seen in Moscow as a leading advocate of softer U.S. policy towards Russia.
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It was right because the negotiations that led to the prisoner exchange were part of a diplomatic process that also produced the landmark agreement on Iran's nuclear program that has lessened at least one source of tension in a very dangerous corner of the world.
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While a net positive for the economy, the macroeconomic benefit of cheap prices has lessened as imports have declined, and the fall in prices brings greater hardship to states at the heart of the recent U.S. oil boom, such as Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
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The manual states that such disclosures could "jeopardize the investigation of a case," which seems like a lessened concern if the president shuts down the Russia inquiry, or "unfairly damage the reputation of a person," which would be a Herculean feat in Trump's instance.
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According to a new study published Friday in in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, soot pollution — the kind of tiny, dangerous, particulate matter for which Pruitt has lessened protections within the past year — is particularly harmful to extremely young children.
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He lessened the dangers of trade wars, reduced the number of lobbyists in Washington, D.C., drove a big wedge between Silicon Valley and the Democrat party, and set the stage for Republicans to drive their congressional and state legislative majorities down to cities and counties.
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Magic's players don't want to be exploited, so the majority of them don't, and the stress is lessened by the fact that it's a trading card game—you're not meant to form a connection to the cards the way you do with your gun.
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I tried to express that it had been a tough piece to write, and that the experience had been triggering and traumatic, and the editor was compassionate, but I also felt their compassion was lessened by their urgency to get the magazine to print.
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The rains had changed — it wasn't just that they had lessened but that they had become more erratic; no rain when the crops needed it to grow, and then, when it was time for harvest, it would rain suddenly and terribly, ruining the crops.
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Elon Musk often blows up at critics, but when Consumer Reports complains, even Tesla's CEO listens (CNBC) Singapore's competition watchdog today proposed fines on Uber and Grab and said they may have to unwind their merger because of "substantially lessened competition" in the market.
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Although there are still lots of people in the local underworld who have negative views of transgender people, I would like to think that the fact I dated Carlos broke down a few barriers and lessened the stigma associated with going out with trans women.
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However, we do know that while other forms of terrorism have lessened, there's still hope that history can repeat itself, and that the violence that's metastasizing throughout the world will not deter the rest of us from trying to live our lives without constant fear.
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This raises a question: If the census dropped the binary non-Hispanic white-minority division and instead stressed the large number of people of mixed ancestry who self-identify as white, would the anxieties of whites fearful of a majority-minority America be lessened?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks rose to a fresh six-month high on Friday after concerns about an economic slowdown were lessened by U.S. labor market data, while optimism that a trade deal between the United States and China was drawing closer also lifted sentiment.
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EU diplomats say anti-immigration sentiment in northern Europe has lessened appetite in Paris, Berlin and The Hague, while in a further complication, Cyprus has threatened to veto any agreement unless the EU confronts Turkey over drilling in their territorial waters in the Mediterranean.
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But he attributed that to the evolving regulatory and enforcement climate around legal marijuana, and noted that many of the businesses and executives who faced raids in the years after California legalized medical pot have seen that risk lessened as a result of Rohrabacher's advocacy work.
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The upshot: The increasing waves of heat-related illnesses, mosquito-borne diseases and air pollution problems can be lessened if the world derives its energy needs from renewable sources instead of fossil fuels like coal and boosts its funding to make health systems more climate resistant.
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Violence has since lessened, but the close proximity of the opposing sides and continued use of heavy weapons prompted the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine to call on Sunday for renewed efforts to implement the terms of the much-violated Minsk peace agreement of 2015.
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Clinton had been a Republican, but it's possible that her voluntary interview with the F.B.I. would not have been held over a holiday weekend (when the media exposure was lessened) or that officials would not have moved as quickly to resolve the case before the Democratic convention.
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Fears have lessened, as drug crimes have waned — and, probably not coincidentally, more and more shows and films have looked further and further afield to find shooting locations to use in this age of Peak TV. Which is how Fear the Walking Dead came to Rosarito.
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Although local officials and residents said the violence in Nuevo Laredo had lessened recently, the State Department earlier this year placed five Mexican states, including Tamaulipas, where Nuevo Laredo is, on its do-not-travel list, on a par with countries such as Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.
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RIO DE JANEIRO/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA identified concerns around its tailings dams in 2009 and studied but did not implement several steps that could have prevented or lessened the damage from last week's deadly disaster, according to a corporate presentation seen by Reuters.
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"Advertisers rely on competition among owners of broadcast television stations to obtain reasonable advertising rates, but this unlawful sharing of information lessened that competition and thereby harmed the local businesses and the consumers they serve," Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division said.
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If it is well crafted and money gets to the people who lose their jobs or have their hours cut back and to the small businesses who are most likely to suffer, then the worries about "going too far" in response to the virus will be lessened.
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"Both China and Russia see the cooling of ties as significant enough progress to argue that sanctions should be lessened in the near future, while Trump argues that they should stay on with full pressure until North Korea has abolished its nuclear weapons," the scholar said.
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Ms. Moss's dressing decision around the Globes was so last-minute, for example, that the European brand headquarters were closed for the weekend, so the Gucci and Roger Vivier RAD-related social media language couldn't be approved until after the event had occurred, which lessened the impact.
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"What we're seeing… an upward valuation of both stock prices and bond prices, reflecting the fact that the economy has slowed, inflation pressure has lessened and accommodation by policy officials is back and that requires a higher valuation which is what we're getting in both markets," he said.
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Prices on benchmark 10-year Treasuries pulled back as equity losses lessened, last up 2/32 in price to yield 1.7587 percent, while yields on shorter-dated U.S. Treasury debt rose after the CPI data, with two-year Treasury notes down 2/32 in price to yield 0.7459 percent.
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For a sport about perfection, New Hot Shots Golf's team mode is more about being good enough: multiple manic attempts at the same hole are likely to net you a better score than one carefully considered run, the danger of a bad putt lessened by weight of numbers.
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For example, retroactivity of the Fair Sentencing Act would allow prisoners sentenced for crack cocaine offenses when there was a 100 times greater sentence to seek a sentence reduction under the 2010 law, which lessened the disparity between crack cocaine and powdered cocaine by more than five times.
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Taking into account the new scientific findings, the recent decline in overall US greenhouse gas emissions highlighted by the president is lessened by nearly one-third—with much of what remains a result of the Great Recession and natural gas replacing coal in power generation, not Obama's climate policies.
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The Wall Street Journal added that Chinese leadership is urging a "phased approach" in which North Korean concessions are met by lessened international sanctions, while U.S. negotiators are still insisting that nuclear disarmament needs to happen first:Footage shown by Chinese state television highlighted the message of close ties.
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BRASILIA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A recent surge in Brazilian stocks has probably run its course, a Reuters poll of equity market strategists showed on Friday, as investors' optimism about the growing chances that President Dilma Rousseff will be impeached is lessened because of concerns about her possible successor.
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"The FTC conducted an investigation of this proposed acquisition to determine whether it substantially lessened competition under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, or constituted an unfair method of competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act," the acting chief of the FTC's Bureau of Competition said in a statement.
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The T-Minus co-produced "Tempted" became his highest-charting release in Canada to date, and it heralded his willingness to look beyond his fruitful collaborations with Lantz, who plays a lessened production role on Fleurever compared to the previous two projects (Jazz states that Lantz still mixed the entire album).
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The lives of tens of thousands of people are tucked away in his collection of now-discolored folders—though the poetic significance is perhaps lessened by the closet next door, which contains boxes of ashes dating back to the 60s—decades before he came to own the place in 1988.
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In other words, the pedaling assist had lessened how draining the riding felt but not how much exercise it actually provided, says Cougar Hall, an associate professor of public health at B.Y.U., who oversaw the new study with his colleagues Benjamin Crookston and Joshua West, all of them avid mountain bikers.
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Carrying student loans keeps the wealth gap between black and white families startlingly wide: A Levy Economics Institute study last year found that with student debt, young white families had 12 times as much wealth as black ones; eliminating that debt lessened that to just five times as much wealth.
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The "human insight" can help minimize labeling bias and give customers data that is more precise and more accurate, though, as with just about all AI startups, the hope is that these insights will gradually usher in a future where reliance on these humans-in-the-loop will be lessened.
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While lawmakers argued that the Saudi campaign is fueling suffering that will drive terrorism, administration officials said that countering Iran is essential and that the situation would be worse if the US pulls out -- though they had little evidence to show their efforts with the Saudis have lessened effects on civilians.
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Overall, the organization said that it attracted donations from 193 countries worldwide in 219, which reflects its importance outside of the U.S. The record donation haul comes weeks after the Tor Project quietly revealed its latest financials — for 220 — which show it has lessened its dependence on U.S. government sources.
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Although tensions in Calais have lessened since the report came out in July, the level of mistrust remains high between the police on one side, and the organizations and migrants on the other, according to Maya Konforti, a volunteer with L'Auberge des Migrants, a group distributing food and clothes in Calais.
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This as London house values showed both a monthly fall and negative price expectations extending to the next 12 months Although the swift appointment of Theresa May as Britain's Prime Minister has lessened some uncertainty, there is still a lot of questions over the U.K.'s future relationship with the European Union.
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But now, there are more popular shows with leading queer characters—from Orange Is the New Black to Queer Eye—and some of the stigma has lessened, which means the sequel has to do a lot more to push the conversation forward than just put a handful of lesbian characters front-and-center.
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We've heard the refrain from one politician in particular, Senator Bernard Sanders, that healthcare is a basic human right: after the burden of the pandemic has lessened, we can and should scrutinize how our current system held up against single-payer systems in Britain or Australia, and then change it for good.
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"Recognizing that oil prices are volatile and that sudden price reactions to events can be lessened as more clarity about the impacts on production come to be known, Petrobras has decided to observe market movements in the coming days and not make an immediate price adjustment," the firm said in a securities filing.
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The researchers were also able to demonstrate that the selectivity of these neurons lessened — that is, the neurons were more likely to respond to other stimuli — if the researchers interrupted the flow of certain chemicals in the brain that naturally help groups of connected neurons (what's known as a "neural circuit") communicate with one another.
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Despite how much she tried, Mackey was unable to pull Riordan back in, and the upper-half of her body remained outside for an estimated five to 10 minutes before Shults and Ellisor were able to descend the aircraft, which lessened the pull on Riordan and allowed two men to retrieve her from the window.
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For backers, the risks of funding a Kickstarter campaign for a hardware startup are lessened somewhat by the fact that the company has put VR headsets through production and the leadership is well-connected to manufacturing pipelines in Shenzhen, but the uncertainty is still there as to what exactly the finished project will ship with.
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As shoppers continue to spend more on fast fashion, as data from BMI Research shows, and the constant demand for disposable clothing persists, perhaps this is why the appeal of couture and the appreciation for the painstaking craft has not lessened, even if it is a significantly smaller group of new money buying it in 2016.
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Online reviewing and free shipping/returns has lessened the need for product testing in a store—you know that the sneakers are good sneakers because 238 people reviewed them for an average rating of 4.7/5 stars; even if they turn out to be awful, you know you can send them back with zero cost and minimal inconvenience.
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I don't know what my logic is here, or even if there is a logic, but somewhere in the tunneling electricity of my brain I think that I have come to the conclusion that the disappointment, the sadness at leaving the battlefields of the Great War, will be lessened if I'm able to decouple myself from it.
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Irv Schenkler: Had they opened up, had the CEO or another senior executive spoken to this more general sense of concern, indicating that the company is doing everything it can as soon as it can to find out more and will report back, that could have at least lessened the sense that the company was being evasive.
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"With locals-only committees culling locals-only artists, the dangers of parochialism weren't lessened—they were magnified," Knight wrote, referring to Metro's practice of commissioning artwork from California-based artists for state-funded projects, or, in cases of federally funded projects, keeping the telephone calls, email blasts, and social media promotion limited to eyes in California.
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Parties such as the left-wing Socialists or anti-austerity Podemos ("We can") - which placed second and third in the December vote, behind the center-right People's Party (PP) - have for instance called for a rollback of labor laws introduced in 2012 which lessened firms' firing costs and made it easier for them to lower salaries.
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Perhaps it is tempting to lay the responsibility at the feet of the individual because that gives us more of a sense of perceived control (or lessened personal responsibility?) Individual resilience alone is not the model of what the military creates and it is not what we should emphasize for many who come out of the military.
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Outcome of day two: still convinced that tits > anything else, so still brimming with lesbian tendencies On the third day of faithfully following the treatment, I'm not any less forgetful (today, I forgot to bring money, my supermarket loyalty card, and lunch to work), I can't deal without my inhaler, and my lesbian tendencies don't seem to have lessened a bit.
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Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulGraham promises ObamaCare repeal if Trump, Republicans win in 2020 Conservatives buck Trump over worries of 'socialist' drug pricing Rand Paul to 'limit' August activities due to health MORE (R-Ky.), who delayed a vote to keep the government open by railing against government spending, noted spending has not lessened since former President Obama left office. Rep.
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Walsh calls out three findings from the Berkman Center report as "incorrect": that strong encryption should not be a concern for government since so much data remains unencrypted; that the impact of encryption will be lessened because the government will still be able to obtain metadata; and that the Internet of Things will provide the government new and fruitful avenues to surveil targets.
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