Syracuse stopped its two-game losing streak with a comfortable first-round victory over Samford, but Kentucky's double-overtime squeaker over St. Bonaventure, which left the undermanned Wildcats gasping for air, did nothing to diminish the doubts.
Further, in preparatory meetings for the president's trip, European officials made clear that one of the ways of diminishing the doubts in Europe about Mr. Bush was to signal that the administration could manage the relationship with Russia properly.
In light of the Resurrection, our fears are diminished, our doubts defeated and our faith strengthened as Paul the Apostle teaches: "We believe...knowing that Christ is risen so we can rise though Christ".
Staking out a position and being able to contribute positively to a peer's goal-setting and problem-solving skills builds confidence, expands experience, and diminishes self-doubt.
Yet the reader's doubts diminish as Robinson's portraits deepen.
Not until 1831, after he had qualified for the bar, did his religious doubts diminish sufficiently for him to begin his theological education.
The illicit thrill of uttering this former profanity would then no doubt diminish.
So they did have to get a point in Barcelona and Barcelona did have something to play for and no Real Madrid-related doubts to diminish their commitment.
New vaccines always provoke some hesitance and doubts, which diminish after a while but might linger for a very long time.
Five years on, the doubts have diminished as new stadiums rise up across the country.
Veeck loved Minnie, but using him as a prop in some of his stunts, like pinch-hitting him as a 54-year-old (or a 58-year-old) in 1980, no doubt diminishes his ballplayer bona fides.
