11.   A likely reason is that he plays safe, sticking to his present supplier or model in order to lessen the risk of aggravation should problems occur.

12.   And these institutions, after Russia, have trimmed their investments in Brazil and Latin America to lessen their risk.

13.   And to lessen the risk of partisan expert witnesses bamboozling dim jurors, use European-style magistrates to investigate the evidence on both sides impartially before trial.

14.   Bad economic news often boosts bond prices because it lessens the risk of inflation, which erodes the fixed income securities.

15.   Better seismic readings and the ability to image deposits through more advanced computers have greatly lessened the risk of coming up with a dry hole in a developed field.

16.   Biotech is volatile, and buying a fund that focuses on biotech only slightly lessens the risk.

17.   A drop in consumer spending would lessen the risk that inflation, which erodes the value of fixed income securities, will accelerate.

18.   All three received the kidneys from a matched donor, a process that lessens the risk of rejection.

19.   But in order to keep the bloated work force occupied and to lessen the risk of social unrest, Poland exports coal at below cost.

20.   Cleaning up properly and increasing ventilation in the area will lessen your risk.