Nodding towards the US and Nato, he remarked that although the perceived Iranian threat has diminished, plans to develop missile defences in Europe, which Russia sees as a threat to its nuclear shield, continue to be implemented.
Applied Materials, the largest maker of semiconductor production equipment, reported a quarterly net loss on Tuesday exacerbated by microchip makers' diminished plans to build and upgrade chip factories and a charge related to a round of layoffs.
"By moving up the verdict, the Russian authorities apparently sought to diminish planned demonstrations.
Cuts have diminished council planning departments to the point that, sometimes, only controversial or fiercely contended applications are truly scrutinised.
The platforms originally designed for other cultural uses have been eliminated, diminishing the plan's vitality as a cultural center.
The competitive and entrepreneurial approach of land management in conjunction with the imperatives of global firms has effectively diminished the original plan's intention that each zone should focus on particular industries, with each of them complementing the others.
But Syria's oil reserves are diminishing, and plans to do away with subsidies may be diluted as the government keeps a wary eye on regional unrest.
Further diminishing the plans' appeal: In 2004 Congress changed the rules to make it much more difficult for an executive to withdraw his deferred stash if his company gets in trouble.
As the focus on continuity of care and regulation of utilization diminished, managed care plans became more like other types of insurance such as indemnity plans and preferred provider organizations.
This time, viewership might be diminished because NBC plans to give its affiliates the option of broadcasting a baseball playoff game instead of the debate, and Fox is scheduled to offer entertainment programming.
