11.   Directing our energies outward toward activities and especially other people can lessen the likelihood of feeling you are in a rut in life.

12.   Doctors theorized that taking nerves from a related donor such as a mother or father would lessen the likelihood of rejection.

13.   Hahnemann doctors said they were treating Ford with blood-thinners in an effort to lessen the likelihood of future strokes.

14.   If the side position is used, caretakers should bring the lower arm forward to lessen the likelihood of the baby rolling onto its stomach.

15.   In fact he picked the stage to lessen the likelihood of audiences connecting inadvertently with his comedic persona.

16.   International trade promotes prosperity, Zoellick argued, which in turn lessens the likelihood of the kind of anger and hopelessness that leads to terrorism.

17.   Lower rates make it easier for companies to borrow money, and lessen the likelihood of loan defaults.

18.   Slow or moderate economic growth is often accompanied by a low inflation rate, lessening the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will increase interest rates.

19.   This lessened the likelihood of an immediate increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve to contain inflation and brought relief to the stock market.

20.   Trying to be objective about the problems in the first marriage and the characteristics of potential future marriage partners can help lessen the likelihood of repeat difficulties.