The result is to diminish the influence of the local.

To break up the Union now would diminish our influence for good in the world, just at the time when it is most needed.

Efforts to diminish the powerful influence of money in politics have gone nowhere fast.

Natural market processes had diminished the influence of white farmers to a point where the government was no longer afraid to confront them.

We should let the political wish prevail, for then this will diminish our actual influence on the content.

He realizes it's the only way to diminish the influence of France.

At the same time, nonpartisan elections need not diminish the influence of political parties.

Barra's arrest in 1979 did not diminish his influence inside and outside of prison.

However, this view tends to diminish the influence and role of object oriented programming, using it as little more than a field type management system.

Leaders of less populous countries disagreed, fearing that such a change could diminish their influence.