She has shown markedly diminished interest in almost all activities most of the day.

The rate increase plus a similar one in June, the statement said, "should markedly diminish the risk of rising inflation going forward."

Government officials and some bankers say money-laundering has diminished markedly.

His mental errors, which led to missed tackles last season, have diminished markedly.

"But the readiness to take operational risks that was observed in earlier years has diminished markedly."

The sympathy I'd had for them earlier was still with me, markedly diminished, but I couldn't feel the pity at all.

Rivera's velocity was markedly diminished yesterday, at around 90 miles an hour rather than 94 to 95 m.p.h.

At the same time right ventricle volume is markedly diminished and sometimes it can colapse.

There were periods of alertness, but Helen's ability and interest in communicating with the outside world diminished markedly.

The central bank said the cumulative effect of its three rate increases this year "should markedly diminish the risk of inflation going forward."