water down

Example Sentences

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"Santa has come early for farmers" in Northern Ireland after the UK government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, a County Down farmer has said.

From BBC

Already, these rules are being watered down in the name of “modernization.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the European Union plans to water down rules that would have effectively banned the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal

BRUSSELS—The European Union proposed watering down rules that would have effectively banned the sale of new combustion-engine cars in the bloc from 2035, after heavy pressure from the automotive industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US changes come as the European Union is expected to water down its plan to effectively ban new combustion engine cars from 2035.

From BBC