1.  Chief among them was a sense that a four-hour strike called by Arafat for Thursday had already produced results, reducing the sense of urgency.

2.  Its gloves reduce the sense of touch.

3.  One clear benefit of Internet connections, online moms say, is that they help reduce the sense of social isolation that new mothers can feel.

4.  The children come away realizing that there are people who are poorer than they are, and that reduces their sense of isolation, Noboa said.

5.  Observe how each one induces a sense ofurgency on the high priorities and reduces a sense of urgency on the lowpriorities.