1.   A slowing economy lessens the threat that inflation will pick up speed.

2.   An agreement that starts reducing the federal deficit would lessen the threat of inflation, which erodes the value of Treasury bonds.

3.   And the authority has modified its trains to limit their acceleration, which, while lessening the threat of accidents, has slowed the entire system.

4.   A smaller deficit also would lessen the threat of faster inflation, which erodes the value of Treasury bonds.

5.   A weaker labor market could lead to a reduction in consumer spending, which in turn would lessen the threat of accelerating inflation.

6.   Cost benefits aside, some frustrated Californians are seeing solar as a way just to get away from their power companies and lessen the threat of blackouts.

7.   Fortunately, an increasing appreciation of the photograph as art and the Union case as historic artifact has lessened the threat to the images within.

8.   Rising unemployment means the economy is slowing, lessening the threat of inflation and clearing the way for a rate cut.

9.   That lessens the threat of inflation, but threatens profits.