1.   A better solution is for automakers to develop air bags that inflate more slowly, lessening the risk of injury.

2.   Exercise lessens the risk of heart disease.

3.   We invest broadly to lessen the risk.

4.   Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.

5.   Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.

6.   Some reported postoperative symptoms are related to surgical technique, and seem able to be reduced by slight modifications, which probably also lessen the risk of wrap disruption.

7.   Whatever plan of management is adopted, however, it is important that some form of biliary drainage is instituted urgently to lessen the risk of cholangitis.

8.   The purpose of the statute was to lessen the risk of cattle catching a contagious disease while in transit.

9.   Although determined hackers can breach the tightest computer security, Mr Hook insists that there are precautions organisations can take to lessen the risk.