And what he and I talked about for this piece was how, as he saw it, the same preoccupation with Iraq diminished our operations in Afghanistan after we "won" the war.
Gastroenteritis was the major cause of illness in hospital cases during this operation and probably diminished the operational effectiveness of those units affected.
These results prove a fact that the inserted TiO2 layer will not drift the resistance but can sharply diminish the operation voltage, which will be helpful to solve the difficult problem in the compatibility with the continuing scaling down dimension in CMOS process.
On the downside are the continuing financial troubles of Air Canada, which may be obliged to further diminish operations or may even go under in the months ahead.
Just last month, the firm announced the hiring of four analysts to its equity research team, including staff from Citadel Securities, the now diminished investment banking operation of the hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin.
Presumably the anaesthetist preparing me for the operation diminished the flow of chloroform too soon, because I became conscious, without the least idea of where I was or what was happening: all I knew was that I was lying on my back, on a bed, with a stifling claw clamped down on my face.
The bleeding was diminished, and the operation was soon finished.
But that would leave BAE a much-diminished operation in the UK, without the scale to compete on the world stage.
My father blamed his recent eye operations, which diminished his depth perception.
But it notes that actual spending could be $852 billion less than that if the "number of deployed troops is smaller and the pace of operations is diminished".
Philippoussis, whose intimidating aura has been diminished by three knee operations, remains one of the last names a highly seeded player wants to see next to his in a Wimbledon draw.
