11.   In many nations, there has also been an expansion of social security, which lessens the need for children as old-age insurance.

12.   Normal attrition will lessen the need to fire workers.

13.   Now, Riordan is seeking to merge housing and community development functions again, which might have lessened the need for two general managers.

14.   President B.J. Habibie has called on his citizens to fast twice a week to lessen the need to import food.

15.   Public monies would lessen the need to sell so many sponsorships.

16.   Stronger economic growth lessens the need by the U.S. Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates to stimulate the economy, analysts said.

17.   That, economists said, lessens the need for the stimulus of lower interest rates.

18.   That would lessen any need for a further Fed interest rate cut.

19.   The company has a network that lessens the need for terminals where large freight loads are rerouted, as is the case with less-than-truckload companies.

20.   The lease fees are expected to bring the state millions of dollars and lessen the need to raise fares.