The geographical spread of the city's Muslim community may have diluted the possibility of serious confrontation.
The cutoff point was relatively low in the British study, he said, which may have diluted the test's predictive power.
Instead, the city's water department tested large numbers of homes at lower risk for contamination, which in regulators' words may have "diluted" test results.
Mr. Sokol concedes that other luxury emporia, especially Bergdorf Goodman, may have diluted its franchise by improving their contemporary and couture designer offerings.
The accusation that Mr. Courtney may have diluted the 150 intravenous bags, made in a court filing on Wednesday, was the first time prosecutors have publicly estimated the number of bags they suspected were diluted.
A major criticism of these studies has been the inclusion of patients at lower risk for VTE, which may have diluted the potential beneficial effect of the parenteral thromboprophylaxis.
The recent explosion of interest in the degree may have diluted its value.
However, the young age of elite athletes in general and the wide range of sports included in this study may have diluted out other potential confounders.
The introduction of so many LTOs all at once may have diluted the impact of each item.
In addition, the inclusion of patients with mixed phenotypes in the different studies may have diluted the effect size.
On the other hand, providing participants in the standard care arm of the trial with information about lifestyle and health, activity logs, and regular follow-up exams may have diluted differences between groups.
