The temporary comforts of purchased one-night stands had, inevitably, a steadily diminishing allure.
The United States continued sailing until 1969, when the rise of jet travel diminished the allure of trans-Atlantic voyages.
And the euro fell to a 13-month low against the dollar as the prospect of lower interest rates diminished the allure of euro-denominated assets.
In the eighties, AHAB had opened a trading house and an investment company in the capital of Bahrain, Manama, which became an Arab financial hub after civil war in Lebanon diminished the allure of Beirut.
Higher oil prices have not diminished the allure of Vietnam's own symbol of upward mobility, the motorbike, as the country's slowly opening economy and the prospect of freer trade with the United States bolster consumer demand.
For as America's global role has expanded, while Britain's has diminished, the allure of trans-Atlantic camaraderie has usually been much greater in London than in Washington.
That would diminish its allure for actors on the run.
That would diminish its allure for actors who, Mr. Gurney pointed out, are used to and like readings.
At the same time, California was plagued with a series of natural disasters floods, fires, droughts, and earthquakes which contributed to diminishing the allure of the Golden State.
But the Swiss franc, rising as money has flowed into an ultrasafe currencies, prompted the central bank's move, which diminishes the allure of franc-denominated assets.
Grace thinks she first fell in love with punk because "the aggression is a great outlet when you have feelings of frustration", so I wonder whether gender reassignment may diminish its allure.
