He came to prominence more than four decades ago when as a politician and an entertaining orator, he stirred the anger inside the poor and middle-class Maharahstrians of Mumbai who felt diminished and threatened by the influx of migrants and the rise of the non-Marathi population in the city.
And the prospect of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict diminishes daily, threatening the future of Israel as a Jewish democracy.
Six years later we find many government agencies wrecked, our treasury gutted, our country's moral stature in the world diminished, our national security threatened, more than 2,400 American service members' lives needlessly lost in Iraq and many thousands more disabled for a lifetime by that foolish war.
It faced a growing backlash that threatened to diminish the reputation of the service, which is primarily intended to aid motorists and first responders in the event of an accident.
In September of that same year, the Portuguese parliament threatened to diminish Brazil back to the status of a colony, dismantle all the royal agencies in Rio de Janeiro, and demanded Pedro return to Lisbon.
The ignorance and misunderstanding surrounding sepsis was profound and threatened to diminish the potential impact of adopting novel therapies/strategies in the treatment of this common and serious syndrome.
Merkel warns British against 'deluding themselves' in departure from EU. David Horsey: Brexit diminishes Britain and threatens European security.
These works are still exquisitely beautiful, but their optical power seems diminished as feats of craft threaten genuine artistry.
Bellow doesn't have a late style as such - if his energy has diminished it is ample, and threatens to be excessive still.
Instead, critics like Dr. Horton said, Mr. Bloomberg has started carrying out all the 4,500 layoffs he was threatening, and further diminished his leverage by announcing that he had withdrawn a "doomsday" threat of 10,500 layoffs.
While trophy hunting is legal in many African countries -- often provided hunters buy expensive licenses -- conservationists believe the practice is responsible for the diminishing populations of many vulnerable, threatened or endangered species.
