How To Use Diminution In A Sentence

But it is hard to sustain that insistence on the preservation of the Catholic tradition on the one hand with a total insistence on the diminution of a Protestant tradition on the other.
Provision for diminution in value of foreign investment are the number of ready?
The recent diminution on the international scene of these three nations means less illustrious sides are no longer gripped with a fear factor when facing what have tended to be considered behemoths of the game.
If the above seems to create an "unfair" windfall for stockholders or short term diminution of tax revenues, raise the capital gains rates. Al Checchi: Government's Travels
Thus diminution of prostacyclin production and stimulation of platelet aggregation both mediated by lipid peroxides could contribute to thrombosis on atheromatous plaques.

His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion.
The result was a one-third reduction in the number of robberies and a general diminution of other anti-social incidents.
It is known also that the Japan camphor, termed factitious, will evaporate till it wholly disappears, and at all stages of its diminution retain its full proportion of strength; which does not seem the property of an adulterated or compounded body. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
He explained the rationale for such financing: An article of property, insusceptible of division at all, or not without great diminution of its worth, is sometimes of so large value that no purchaser can be found ... A Back-To-Jefferson Solution For The Housing Crisis
It was proved by Oppolzer [1286] that if the comet of 1843 had entered our system from stellar space with parabolic velocity it would, by the action of a medium such as Encke postulated (varying in density inversely as the square of the distance from the sun), have been brought down, by its first perihelion passage, to elliptic movement in a period of twenty-four years, with such rapid diminution that its next return would be in about ten. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
For I question not, but God can so qualify and determine the will of a rational agent, (and that without the least diminution to its natural freedom,) that the inclination and bias of it shall wholly propend to good, and that from a mere love of goodness itself, without any consideration of a further recompence. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.
Many farmers see downzoning as a taking, an encroachment on their economic rights and a diminution of their retirement nest egg.
a long, smooth stem, which, though it threw off, in the alternate order, numerous branches at least half as stout as itself, preserved its thickness for considerable distances without diminution, -- a common fucoidal characteristic. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
After the summer solstice, although the days are shortening in consequence of the sun's recession, their diminution is for some time scarcely perceptible, and as the days are still much longer than the nights, more heat is imparted to the earth than is lost by night-radiation. Census of the City of Charleston, South Carolina, For the Year 1861. Illustrated by Statistical Tables. Prepared under the Authority of the City Council by Frederick A. Ford
An alternation, which is not invalidated by exceptions here and there, has been observed in the criminality of different countries, in the periodic movement of crimes and offences against property and those against the person, of such a kind that years of increase in the former usually answer to a diminution in the latter, and vice versâ. Criminal Sociology
That with the increased productiveness of labour there is increased facility for the reproduction of machinery required for the production of water, light, fuel, and food; and that this diminution in the cost _of reproduction_ is attended with a constant diminution in the value of all such machinery previously accumulated, and diminution in the proportion of the product of labour that can be demanded as rent for their use; and thus, while labour steadily increases in its power to yield commodities of every kind required by man, capital as steadily diminishes in its power over the labourer. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished
At national level, the diminution in the importance of the marine sector within the Government structure continues.
Publishers would surely lose some money in a diminution of their sale of overstock hardcover books to discount stores.
It seems there has been a definite diminution in the power of the really strong neocons in the government.
A heat of about 32 [degrees] Reaumur, constantly vaporizing the different fluids the circulation of which sustains life, the diminution they undergo would unfit them for their purposes, if they were not renewed and refreshed. The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson.
In cases of large quantities of pus, as in pulmonary abscess and bronchiectasis, however, no diminution is noticeable. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
D darkness of calamity dash of eccentricity dawning of recognition day of reckoning daylight of faith decay of authority declaration of indifference deeds of prowess defects of temper degree of hostility delicacy of thought delirium of wonder depth of despair dereliction of duty derogation of character despoiled of riches destitute of power desultoriness of detail [desultoriness = haphazard; random] device of secrecy devoid of merit devoutness of faith dexterity of phrase diapason of motives [diapason = full, rich, harmonious sound] dictates of conscience difference of opinion difficult of attainment dignity of thought dilapidations of time diminution of brutality disabilities of age display of prowess distinctness of vision distortion of symmetry diversity of aspect divinity of tradition domain of imagination drama of action dream of vengeance drop of comfort ductility of expression dull of comprehension duplicities of might dust of defeat Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Per
I. iii.18 (165,3) till the diminution/Of space had pointed him sharp as my needle] _The diminution of space_, is _the diminution_ of which Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
Thus there could be no diminution of the Doctrine, nor of initiation, nor of priestly succession through reincarnation, nor of the practice of religion.
So it's a diminution of any economic potential as well as infringement on their law.
I had thought it was just either some short-term diminution in frequency that might be over soon, or a case of the recency illusion. Pharyngula
The smaller back room was crowded with scaled-down pieces, which seemed to have picked up density and psychological charge along with their diminution in size.
The adage "buy cheap and sell dear," or its practical equivalent -- so scary and imitative are investors -- _Buy during the last of a selling movement and sell during the last of a buying movement_, resolves itself, we venture to repeat, into: _Buy when the decline caused by a panic has produced such liquidation that discounts and loans, after steady and long-continued diminution, either become stationary for a period or else increase progressively coincident with a steady increase in available funds; and sell for converse reasons_. A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States
The factors which operate to make the case one for awarding more than average are physical pain and any diminution in the powers of speech, sight or hearing.
Some have suggested that slaveholders had to compromise their authority in order to go to war, and that the upshot of industrialization must have been the diminution of planter power.
He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.
The diminution of the scope and autonomy of the private sphere constrains the potential for development of the individual through intimate relationships.
In Smithson's work, seriality involves not pure repetition or reiteration (he is not prone to setting up series of identical objects) but rather accretion, concretion, and diminution.
Their combined activities result in a net diminution of wealth across the board, whether peanut farmers or tobacco farmers win their vaunted subsidies.
They were unanimous in stating that, "in their opinion, the behaviour of the youths who were subjected to the training had vastly improved, and that the principal effects of a beneficial nature were increased self-respect, diminution of juvenile cigarette smoking, 'larrikinism,' and generally a tendency towards a sense of responsibility and a desire to become good citizens. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
I notice a subtle diminution in the precision of my skin cuts. A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES
But doctors have their patients' interests at heart and they don't like the diminution of service, especially the possibility of a six hour wait during an out of hours emergency.
Under domestication there would be a suspension of the previous elimination of reduced breast-bones by natural selection (Weismann's panmixia), and a diminution of the parts concerned in flying might even be favoured, as lessened powers of _continuous_ flight would prevent pigeons from straying too far, and would fit them for domestication or confinement. Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin
For Bulgakov, kenosis, the divine self-diminution, is the core revelation of who God is.
I want increased liberty, equality and fraternity, not a diminution of democracy as we are tiptoed into totalitarianism and authoritarianism.
This is a reflection of the diminution in the importance of marriage, and of the adult relationship as the focus of attention for family law and policy, and of the shift towards an emphasis upon parenthood.
And if the very condition of the creature gives it such a shortness, and hollowness, and disproportion to the desires of a rational soul, even in the most innocent and allowed pleasures; what shall we think of the pleasures of sin, which receive a further embasement and diminution from the superaddition of a curse? Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V.
In many patents there is double the quantity of land expressed in the patent, whereby some hundred thousand acres of land are taken up but not planted, which drives away the inhabitants and servants brought up only to planting to seek their fortunes in Carolina and other places, which depopulates the country and prevents the making of many thousand hogsheads of tobacco, to the great diminution of the revenue. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
He detects a rise in self delusion, a diminution of individual identity and a selling-out of the soul, and reveals a hardening distaste for falsehood and pretence in his darkly-amusing morality play.
In some but not all patients this was accompanied by diminution of urtication in response to cooling.
His reaction was that this was a diminution of the occasion in protocol terms.
The other concerns some of the central moral arguments for the elimination of sex roles and the diminution, if not elimination, of the importance of distinctions connected with one's sex or race.
Sexual behavior in women and men declines steadily from adolescence into older age, and to a lesser extent there is diminution in sexual desire.
Persicaria to grow in solutions of humate of potash, and found a very trifling diminution in the quantity of humic acid present; but the value of his experiments is invalidated by his having omitted to ascertain whether the diminution of humic acid which he observed was really due to absorption by the plant. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry
The force of his comick scenes has suffered little diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. Preface to Shakespeare
Signing the petition is a statement that you oppose the Burger King approach to education ( "have it your way"), the diminution of the Liberal Arts, the continued fetishization of assessment as panacea for all of academia's ills, and, most importantly, phrases like "mass customization. Nine kinds of wrong
Neither is it in Gods esteem the diminution of his glory, when honorable things are spoken of good men and worthy magistrates; which if I now first should begin to do, after so fair a progress of your laudable deeds, and such a long obligement upon the whole realm to your indefatigable virtues, I might be justly reckoned among the tardiest, and the unwillingest of them that praise ye. Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing: Paras 1-19
In a minimal deficit, the only manifestation may be unilateral diminution of arm swing during spontaneous walking.
The old man told him, with vain regrets, as age was creeping on him, and he had been obliged to relinquish part of his duties, that of delivering the town letters, and this meant a considerable diminution of salary.
Any attempt to force a decision on a woman represents a diminution of the woman's ability to control her own body, revealing an attitude that ‘women do not know what is good for them’.
They all sink into the lowest class of religions mendicants, or retainers; or live among their friends as drones upon the land; while the manufacturing, trading, and commercial industry that provided them with the comforts, conveniences, and elegancies of life while they were in a higher grade of service is in its turn thrown out of employment; and the whole frame of society becomes, for a time, deranged by the local diminution in the demand _for the services of men and the produce of their industry_. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
Looking at the administrative and financial arrangements more generally, the diminution of political concern is remarkable.
Diminution of function (_hypopituitarism_) is attended with infantilism, a rapid deposition of fat in the subcutaneous tissue, and Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
But that diminution is contained within the House of Representatives itself whose members all suffer equally. Is That Legal?: March 2007 Archives
I. iii.18 (165,3) till the diminution/Of space had pointed him sharp as my needle] _The diminution of space_, is _the diminution_ of which Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
To limit 'truth' to falsifiable factual phenomena is a rather serious diminution of human culture, experience and aspiration. Times, Sunday Times
Neither is it in Gods esteem the diminution of His glory, when honorable things are spoken of good men and worthy magistrates; which if I now first should begin to do, after so fair a progress of your laudable deeds, and such a long obligement upon the whole realm to your indefatigable virtues, I might be justly reckoned among the tardiest, and the unwillingest of them that praise ye. Plea for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing
How is what Foucault called the "gaze" of the state being "renormalized" to make decidedly "old-fashioned" the kind of respect for civil liberties, including the necessity for a decisive congressional role in their diminution, displayed in Judge Taylor's opinioni and Professor Tribe's defense? Balkinization
Someone will no-doubt pop up and say that evolution will ensure that new, adapted species will pop up, but the current evidence suggests that the change will be faster than evolution will be able to comfortably adapt for leading to a long term diminution in biological richness. Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
The revisions for these conditions, which affect about 1 percent of the population but are among the most costly in terms of loss of quality of life and social cost, are less controversial but allow for an extensive assessment of severity that includes hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, loss of mental capacity (cognitive impairment) and diminution of feelings, expression and even the ability to act (called avolition, or loss of the ability to start an action). The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
I learned augmentation and diminution from the d-sharp-minor fugue in Book I of the WTC; I learned inversion from Rachmaninoff's Paganini Variations — the old stand-bys are old indeed. Archive 2008-02-01
His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, most of them on the ‘Miserere’ plainsong, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion.
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
I want increased liberty, equality and fraternity, not a diminution of democracy as we are tiptoed into totalitarianism and authoritarianism.
But it would signal a significant diminution of polarization only if the candidate were able to hold onto enough of the base to win the general election.
On the one hand, one spoke of “iconological diminutions” (Kubler, ICONOGRAPHY
CAVERNOSA to rapidly dilate in such a way as to instantaneously facilitate the flow of blood to that part of the human anatomy known as the penis or male organ resulting in the phenomenon which has been denominated by the faculty a morbid upwards and outwards philoprogenitive erection IN ARTICULO MORTIS PER DIMINUTIONEM Ulysses
First of all, the slightest diminution of the first principle will be enough to precipitate Being into space and time; but duration and extension, which represent this first diminution, will be as near as possible to the divine inextension and eternity. Evolution créatrice. English
At the climax of the movement, the row is heard in diminution in the highest register of the piano, while in the left hand the row is heard in augmentation in the very lowest register of the instrument.
As Tony Blair's most hated trusted lieutenant, you assisted in the invasion of Iraq, the destruction of the NHS, the diminution of Civil Liberties to a level commensurate with that of Stalin's Russia, the demolition of education, the politicisation of the Police and the inculcation of a Benefits culture that will take generations to remove. Archive 2009-06-01
As a child, I was filled with wonderment at my first encounter with electrum coins, potions of diminution, and lycanthropic foes. From the Dungeon to the Dictionary « Isegoria
The loss or diminution of salary and other contractual perquisites are claimed as special damages.
In a minimal deficit, the only manifestation may be unilateral diminution of arm swing during spontaneous walking.
He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.
They would point a diminution in the frequency of global financial crises this decade.
He finds that the deprivation of solar light causes a diminution in the pigment of the skin, and absence of sunburning, but there is no globular anæmia -- that is, diminution in the number of globules in the blood. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882
He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.
In the present instance, how exalted, how inspiring, is the appearance of God! how free from offensive diminution and costumal familiarity! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859
The motif moves in dotted minims, and though diminutions of it and its inversion abound throughout the symphony, it is in this rhythmic form that it plays its most important role.
Ibn Sina's criticism was based on the assumption that if substance were capable of intensification and diminution, the species that determines and particularizes it would either remain the same or change into another species.
The obsession with size - or the diminution thereof - seems to lead some people to lose sight of what really matters, which is profitability.
The diminution of marl seam thicknesses over positive structural elements and the development of phosphatic chalks in localized troughs are two such features.
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
These analogies can be taken to mean that the form of akrasia that Aristotle calls weakness rather than impetuosity always results from some diminution of cognitive or intellectual acuity at the moment of action.
But critics found possible reasons other than underlying biology for fertility drops: for example, sexual ennui — or, as they more technically put it, a diminution in coital frequency over the course of a marriage. Delayed Childbearing
The metaphors of the loss, diminution, or erosion of state power can misrepresent this reconfiguration.
Loss of carbon dioxide increases alkalinity and causes a slight diminution in the protein content of the egg.
What is it, but bidding defiance to the laws of our country, when we do, and hurting fair traders; and at the same time robbing our prince of his legal due, to the diminution of those duties which possibly must be made good by new levities upon the public? Clarissa Harlowe
Again, it may be remarked that many of these orders show a tendency towards a regular diminution of the assumed normal number of their parts; thus, among _Onagraceæ_, _Circeia_ and _Lopezia_ may be referred to, the former normally dimerous, the latter having only one perfect petal. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
For higher columns the other proportions will be the same, but the length and breadth of the abacus will be the thickness of the lower diameter of a column plus one ninth part thereof; thus, just as the higher the column the less the diminution, so the projection of its capital is proportionately increased and its breadth [2] is correspondingly enlarged. The Ten Books on Architecture
As for that which is subject to opinion, it is always unconstant, wandering, and carried away with several passions and changes, liable to diminution and increase, and to be variously disposed to various men, and not always appearing after one manner even to the same individual. Essays and Miscellanies
A by-product of the diminution of subjectivity was the undermining of medical science and the corresponding inflation of health as a moral discourse.
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
Given the uncertainties in both models and the significant differences concerning the causes (dust and soot, versus sulphates) and length (three months to several years), the analogy between 'nuclear winter' and 'volcanic winter' was unsubstantiated, having only a vague commonality in a short-term diminution of global temperatures. James Warren: This Week in Magazines: Online Dating, Erupting Volcanoes and Dick Cheney
Fairness also dictates mentioning that the operative treatment of this disease relieves chiefly two symptoms: tremor and rigor, but not the akinesis (slowing and diminution or loss of spontaneous movements). Foreshadowings
The diminution of the importance of olfaction is a casualty of the drive towards the intellectualisation of modern life.
While the terms atrophy and abortion apply in the main to a mere diminution of size, as contrasted with the ordinary standard, degeneration may be understood to apply to those cases in which not only is the absolute bulk diminished, but the whole form is altered and depauperated. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The patient was treated with oral antibiotic therapy without diminution of the mass.
He is generally credited with having composed a motette in thirty-six parts having almost all the devices later known as augmentation, diminution, inversion, retrograde, crab, etc. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
The effect of the laws was to reduce total turnover by about 10 per cent, with a corresponding diminution of imports from other Member States.
And with war, I see the problems I outlined earlier, and I see a diminution in the authority and the work of the United Nations for the future.
National-security types often assure us that wartime diminutions of civil liberties are only temporary.
He is as implacable in giving life as he is in taking it; as responsible for the exhilaration of sexual passion as he is for its diminution and loss.

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