Original sentence: In 2007, the Russian Gouvernment has lowered the conscripts military service time from 24-months to 18-months, in attempt to solve the morale problem.In 2008, the Russian Gouvernment has lowered the conscripts military service time from 18-months down to 1 year, in attempt to effectively eliminate this problem
Edited sentence: In 2007, the Russian Government has lowered the conscripts military service time from 24-months to 18-months, in attempt to solve the morale problem.In 2008, the Russian Government has lowered the conscripts military service time from 18-months down to 1 year, in attempt to utterly eliminate this problem