| lessen chance | 4.94 | That will lessen its chances of passing. | ||
| lessen risk | 4.61 | We invest broadly to lessen the risk. | ||
| lessen impact | 4.41 | A playoff lessens the impact of those games. | ||
| lessen dependence | 2.17 | Coffee, he hopes, can lessen his dependence on donors. | ||
| lessen need | 2.17 | Normal attrition will lessen the need to fire workers. | ||
| lessen likelihood | 1.91 | A childproofed house lessens the likelihood of accidents. | ||
| lessen pressure | 1.91 | The advent of synthesizers has done little to lessen the pressure. | ||
| lessen tension | 1.84 | These are steps to lessen the tensions. | ||
| lessen burden | 1.65 | Other schools should look to end or lessen loan burdens. | ||
| lessen effect | 1.65 | But a closer look lessens the effect of those numbers. | ||
| lessen danger | 1.45 | The danger is lessened, though, by proper training. | ||
| lessen reliance | 1.45 | But instead of trying to lessen its reliance on tourism, Mexico is moving the other way. | ||
| lessen demand | 1.32 | That lessened the demand for yen by global investors. | ||
| lessen threat | 1.32 | That lessens the threat of inflation, but threatens profits. | ||
| lessen concern | 1.18 | That move has lessened the concerns of Ackerman and his colleagues. | ||
| lessen pain | 1.18 | Lessen their pain. | ||
| lessen possibility | 1.12 | Later on, over time, diesel engines lessened this possibility. | ||
| lessen damage | 0.79 | But new drugs can lessen the damage. | ||
| lessen amount | 0.66 | Smoke particles entering the chamber block or dim this beam, lessening the amount of light reaching the detector. | ||
| lessen competition | 0.66 | The government contends that this dual governance lessens competition. |