As a result, the hunt's value has diminished, as has the number of Canadians engaging in the practice.
Hundreds of specimens have been collected since, and thus the shell's value has diminished significantly.
Its evolutionary value has diminished to the point that the nasty byproducts of human nature, like war, unregulated greed, rampant consumerism, and toxic nationalism, can no longer be tolerated.
With the way the Islanders are playing, most of their trade value has diminished.
"It's a shame that MySpace's value has diminished so severely since the acquisition; MySpace's pioneering of social networking (now referred to as social media) will always be revered as igniting a new medium," Richard Rosenblatt, the chairman of MySpace at the time of the sale to the News Corporation, said in an e-mail.
Most of the losses, the bank said, were tied to the decline in value of complex debt instruments called collateralized debt obligations, whose value has diminished in recent months as credit markets have been hit by a collapse in the subprime mortgage market.
Cablevision said that its demands were reasonable, but Time Warner countered that they were undeserved because the channels' value had diminished.
Torre tried to convince Cashman that Williams, a switch-hitter, would cause more problems for opposing managers, but Cashman felt that Williams's value had diminished.
No framework was reached to address other concerns raised by the Europeans, like N.H.L. transfer payments, the value of which has diminished as the American dollar has weakened.
As the value of children has diminished, and the costs have escalated, the belief that parenthood is emotionally rewarding has gained currency.
The NFU has said farmers have seen a shortfall in EU workers, exacerbated by the drop in the pound against the euro, which has diminished the value of the money they are sending home.
