Our own capacities diminish as they become dominated by TV images.
Iraq's capacity for war is diminishing daily, as its weapons of mass destruction are gradually discovered and destroyed.
I think our physical capacity is limited and diminishes with age, and yet that doesn't mean that the net experience has to be worse.
I was dying fast, which meant that my capacity for fear was diminishing as rapidly.
But officials say their military capacity has not diminished and are awaiting new strikes.
There is a real concern that schools which choose not to convert may be left high and dry as the LAs' capacity diminishes.
Unfortunately, the capacity of United States schools of education to deal with mathematics and science has diminished.
The capacity gradually diminished from the 1980s onward, first to 20,000 in 1985 and then to 9,250 in 1998 when the stadium became an all-seater.
The capacity of the trail to inspire "mateship" has not diminished down the years.
They don't know the difference, I can almost understand why they think my mental capacity has diminished.