"And if we do not change, it will diminish our status with the Americans."

This approach has diminished with the growth of the discipline.

And, need I add, their numbers were diminishing with each generation.

But the chance for human contact diminished with every degree the sun dropped.

And his interest in monks has not been diminished with time or success.

However, this did not diminish its popularity with the general population.

From then on, his options seemed to diminish with each passing day.

But time was fast running out; the chance of success diminished with every passing minute.

They had expected the modest benefits seen after five years either to remain the same or to diminish with time.

This is expected to diminish with diminished income to the state.