He was a very ambitious boy, full of plans for his future, which he discussed quite freely with Rebecca, but when she broached the subject of her future his interest sensibly lessened.
As the moments lessened, a restlessness and fear almost beyond the average assailed me.
It was warm for September, and the late afternoon had been very foggy; but a full moon had in part lessened the fog and transformed the harbor and the gulf and the surrounding shores into a strange, fantastic, unreal world of pale silver mist, through which everything loomed phantom-like.
" "Do not you think, Cyrus, that the violence of the eruption has somewhat lessened?
She was sitting quite still, for the stream of customers had lessened at this late hour in the afternoon; the gentlemen had chiefly chosen the middle of the day, and Maggie's stall was looking rather bare.
His loss was not now what it had been while the general was at home; it lessened their gaiety, but did not ruin their comfort; and the two girls agreeing in occupation, and improving in intimacy, found themselves so well sufficient for the time to themselves, that it was eleven o'clock, rather a late hour at the abbey, before they quitted the supper-room on the day of Henry's departure.
This could be the result of both governmental efforts in salt awareness education and the lessened reliance on pickled food -- owing to a greater year-round availability of vegetables.
By the year 2030, scientists estimate the number of 45°F or colder days during winter will have lessened significantly.
By the year 2030, scientists estimate the number of 45°F or colder days during winter will have lessened significantly.
While it is not a meal replacement, coffee can "stimulate thermogenesis (heat and energy)" which means a reduced appetite and a temporarily lessened need for food, according to Flowers.
Ms Sridevi said that naming robots had helped workers accept the software and lessened the risk it would be seen as a job-destroyer.
The stigma has lessened although the number of those who choose not to speak up shows that it lingers.
Lower oil prices have given the Reserve Bank of India greater freedom to cut interest rates and lessened the threat posed by the country's stubborn current account deficit.
Either way, the trend has lessened the stigma around fur, making it more widely worn.
His fear had already lessened.
One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors, and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
" For a moment, Alfred's respect for Kæla's mamma underwent a sudden shock, and lessened considerably; but, dazzled by the light which surrounded Kæla, he soon found it quite natural that the old lady should have no eye for color.
