Sentence examples for abilities are diminished from inspiring English sources

Pregnant females, it seems, can mistake the band for a tasty worm or a damselfly, becoming so distracted by the yellow that their foraging abilities are diminished.

Working memory (WM) abilities are diminished in older adults relative to performance of younger adults [16].

Whereas most epithelial tissues turn-over and regenerate after a traumatic lesion, this restorative ability is diminished in the sensory epithelia of the inner ear; it is absent in the cochlea and exists only in a limited capacity in the vestibular epithelium.

If, however, an online version were refreshed constantly, would that step-back-and-reflect ability be diminished?

He played two more seasons in the minors, but his playing ability was diminished by the injury and Roberts retired from baseball after the 1963 season.

These interventions should aim especially at patients who indicate that their work ability is diminished, at older patients and at those treated with chemotherapy, since they are at the greatest risk of prolonged work absence.

Furthermore, when advocacy and governmental groups quote these inflated estimates they lose credibility with the public and their ability to make good policy decisions are diminished.

Mr. Campbell acknowledged today that he would no longer be the steady presence at Mr. Blair's side, but he dismissed notions that the prime minister's governing ability would be diminished as a result.

McNabb's scrambling ability has been diminished this season and his on-again, off-again relationship with Eagles fans — and maybe a few teammates — was inflamed by comments McNabb made in early November in which he said that other players were also to blame for the Eagles' shaky fortunes and that he was not the main problem.

Whether in absolute or relative terms, whether in comparison to our own experience or the performance of our competitors, America's wealth-producing ability has been diminished.

Such a sense of injustice plays into the hands of extremists". Mr Malik said British foreign policy encourages the view in the Muslim community "where you forget about right and wrong, where you think two wrongs equals a right... those events are diminishing my ability to put forward arguments against extremism".