Word: lessening
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this sound and simple reason for the difference in rates between certain long and short hauls does not lessen the grievance of Arizona milk canners in competition with New York, does not enable Senator Smoot to build up teeming wool industries in yawning Utah...
...acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital of two or more corporations engaged in commerce where the effect of such acquisition, or the use of such stock by the voting or granting of proxies or otherwise, may be to substantially lessen competition between such corporations, or any of them, whose stock or other share capital is so acquired, or to restrain such commerce in any section or community, or tend to create a monopoly of any line of commerce...
...pick and shovel, of typewriter and ledger, through the factory and office, to the organization of the work of the Executive or the Congress of the nation, investigations might be made which, if put into effect, would add from 10% to 100% to effective productivity and lessen to an equal extent effort and fatigue." Dr. Cattell told of labor's change of heart toward such studies, which were not to be compared with psychoanalysis, phrenology, face-reading and other "quackery." He revealed that the late Samuel Gompers had a long correspondence with scientists with a view to advocating psychological selection...
...state House of Representatives impeached the Governess, Jim Ferguson has probably sufficient strength in the Senate to prevent her being removed from office. Then two new Road Commissioners were appointed-men of high character-to replace the two who resigned under fire for wasting state funds. That seemed to lessen the need for removing the Governess. Then the Attorney General made public an opinion declaring it would be "contrary to public policy" to have the expenses for an impeachment session of the legislature paid out of private pockets...
...Cornell Sun of the statement by Professor Paton of Princeton that any change for the better must come from the students themselves. He said, "the students have more sense on the football question than the alumni." We hope that this statement ultimately will prove the fact, for agitation to lessen the importance of football certainly never will come from the alumni. This is natural, however, since the alumni find in football their best opportunity to recall golden days gone...