"The function and beauty of the tapestry is slightly diminished with the removal of each thread.
The importance of corn (maize) diminished with the depopulation of hill farms.
Over the last century, the use of trains has diminished with the advent of air travel and automobiles.
Fears of another crisis diminished with the strength of Mr. Fox's victory, and the continuing strength of Mexico's economy.
Chinese nationalism under Chiang Kai-shek during World War II was diminished with the takeover of the Chinese Communists.
These contacts diminished with the rise of Islam, and the east coast became part of the Indian Ocean trading network.
With the loss of smaller producers, the range of choice and diversity of cider would be sadly diminished, with the market even more dominated by corporate brands".
Their domination of global carbon resources, however, has greatly diminished, with the rise of private, state-controlled firms in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iran, Russia and Malaysia.
To some extent, fear of foreign attack diminished with the advent of independence in Portuguese Africa in 1975 and in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1980.
From the late medieval period onward, the intellectual engagement between the two religions diminished with the general decline in the Turkish empire that then embraced the Muslim world.
The second crossing is trickier, as the water is a few inches deeper and visibility has diminished with the dying day.
