to mitigate

• “The only effect of Charles's policy was to mitigate the hostility of the House of Commons to Protestant Dissenters, and to drive it to concentrate its jealousy upon the Catholics.”

  Andrew Marvell

• “Faced with mountainous problems, regional governments have been compelled to tackle structural weaknesses, spawning economic reform and liberalisation which is already helping to mitigate the damage, and which will bring major medium to long term advantages for the region and its economic partners, including Australia.”

  Australia and Asia - Traders and Partners

• “Japanese officials failed to implement international nuclear-safety standards designed to mitigate damage from tsunamis and earthquakes at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant that triggered Japan's nuclear crisis, a United Nations nuclear-agency report said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Tokyo Faulted for Crisis Readiness

• “Since the Greeks had pretty much stopped winning victories, the goddess formerly in charge of them had gone into the running-shoe business, presumably to mitigate the agony of defeat on de feet.”

  Counting Up, Counting Down

• “Throughout the next two years he was the principal agent through whom the Queen and the Prince Consort attempted to mitigate the pro-Italian policy of Lord John and Palmerston.”

  Lady John Russell

• “Lily had tried to mitigate this charmless background by a few frivolous touches, in the shape of a lace-decked toilet table and a little painted desk surmounted by photographs; but the futility of the attempt struck her as she looked about the room.”

  Simon & Schuster: The House of Mirth

• “World-Wide Japanese officials failed to implement international nuclear-safety standards designed to mitigate damage from tsunamis and quakes at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, the IAEA said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: What's News—

• “On Friday, LulzSec described another brazen attack, on the website of the Atlanta chapter of InfraGard, an affiliate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that exchanges information with businesses and other partners about threats to the U.S. An FBI official acknowledged the attack and said steps were being taken to mitigate any potential damage.”

  The Wall Street Journal: For Some Hackers, Goal Is Pranks

• “Japanese officials failed to implement international nuclear-safety standards designed to mitigate damage from tsunamis and quakes at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, the IAEA said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: What's News

• “The sourwood extract, and cedar oil have a tendency to mitigate the pain.”

  The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.

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