diminish **

The Government would like to diminish the power of the church further.

At the same time, their role seems to have diminished.

Their business might be diminished for a short period of time.

But Men have been diminished and their power is taken away.

He does not want to diminish you in any way.

And he seemed diminished just a bit more each time.

The population was 117 in 1904 and diminished to 50 by 1910.

But in doing so the art form has diminished, or at least become something different.

"We've had to find new ways of doing our business as state support has diminished."

He has seen his company's work force diminish from 500 to 30 since 1990.

But those days were far behind her, and the effect of them had long ago diminished.

Around him, he saw a city diminishing by the day.

Its effect was diminished by her eyes, large with fear.

But each night that she spent alone diminished her hope.

In 2005 that number had diminished to 17 per 100,000.

By now the price for the rest of the site had diminished.

However, he saw his playing time diminish as the season went on.

They should be built on and not diminished in any way.

A part of him had died when he'd seen the body; he felt diminished.

But few thinking people now believe in life after death, and the number of those who do is probably diminishing.

They will diminish the role of government in people's daily lives.

Republicans would also like to diminish the Federal government's role in education.

But their economic influence is much diminished from the past.

Many side effects diminish on their own after a few weeks.

Am I diminishing myself in their eyes by doing this?