My children's school — the International School of Beijing — was one of the very few in the city to stay open, although my daughter's class of 25 dwindled below 10.
Its capital had dwindled below legal minimums.
But Jones then bogeyed No.3, and Kane's lead never dwindled below two shots after that.
THE HISTORY In 1930, 80,000 Italians lived in East Harlem; by 2010 that population had dwindled below 1,900.
In Basra, the British forces who withdrew this week from the palace to the airport found themselves incapable of shaping events in the city once their numbers dwindled below the level at which they could impose their will on the streets (see article).If the main affliction of Iraq is a sectarian civil war, might partition be the solution?
After the rally, the number of protesters dwindles below 100, but they're still chanting.
But, its stated reserves have dwindled to below $10.5 bil.
McKinsey, a consultancy, argues that unless Vietnam boosts its labour productivity by more than half, growth is likely to dwindle to below 5%.
The population has since dwindled to below 250,000, mostly due to poverty and violence by Muslim extremists.
Staff were fortunate in that union recognition had been won several years earlier, but membership had dwindled to below a third.
