The influence of the clergy had significantly decreased by this time.

Most of those who said the influence was decreasing said that was "a bad thing."

This city served as the capital of the old Mossi kingdom, but its influence has decreased in the century or two since colonization.

During the 16th century the city's political influence decreased dramatically, due to many governmental institutions being moved to Brussels.

I don't think their influence has decreased with the change in govt, so we will have to wait for details.

Moreover, the influence of the mass media connected to the party had decreased significantly.

The study showed that the influence of past behavior on a present one decreased when subjects were distracted.

However their influence slowly decreased with each passing generation.

Although the Catholics offered huge resistance to the Reformation, their influence and number decreased.

This latest move appears to be a fresh warning to the military whose political influence has decreased.