Sentence examples for diminished toward from inspiring English sources

The subway was designed to accommodate the city in the mid-20th century, but its adequacy for a modern, bustling metropolis had diminished toward the end of the century.

Another problem is expectation: The risk to the species is diminished toward the end of the example because the population is now stable, albeit at a much lower level than before.

A typical fast initial stem subsidence rate, which gradually diminished toward the end of the experiment, was observed (Fig.  4).

The production's energy diminishes toward the conclusion.

Moses cussed me when we met, When the winds are fresh and from the west (diminishing toward sundown, the flags in Rockefeller Plaza act in a crazy manner.

When the winds are fresh and from the west (diminishing toward sundown, the flags in Rockefeller Plaza act in a crazy manner.

By year's end allied forces were withdrawing from Iraq, and the U.S. military presence was diminishing toward presurge levels of 135,000.

Northern Saxony occupies one of the most fertile parts of eastern Germany and is highly developed agriculturally, though fertility diminishes toward the Ore Mountains of the south.

That will be perfectly acceptable to the Yankees, and if Lee's performance diminishes toward the end of his contract, so be it.

As the number of pieces in a limited edition diminishes toward the ultimate scarcity of a one-of-a-kind timepiece, the collector's acquisitive urge amplifies exponentially.

By Howard Helm Cushman and E. B. White The New Yorker, October 2, 1954 P. 23 When the winds are fresh and from the west (diminishing toward sundown, the flags in Rockefeller Plaza act in a crazy manner.