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To which I'd add that, to all intents, the term diminishing spare production capacity can be used interchangeably with peak oil.

Energy Bulletin - Matthew Wild 2010

They outlined their concerns about what they called the "diminishing of the standards applied to the teaching of science in our universities" and "the increased teaching of pseudoscience."

NYT > Home Page By LIZ GOOCH 2012

Mrs. Clinton did appear to make progress Saturday in diminishing fears that China might use its monopoly over rare-earth materials as a political weapon against Japan and other competitors.

Clinton Presses Beijing on Koreas Jay Solomon 2010

I'm writing to say by god I agree with everything Former President Clinton said about how he was abandoned by flunky politicians, and that my blood also rises when I remember how shamefully he was treated - and not only him but also anyone he would want to protect were the prey of a lizard-like yet vicious pleasure the Republicans and gradually more Democrats took in diminishing him.

Bill Clinton: 'The president needs your help' 2009

When it comes to the priciest products, a skeptic can explain diminishing returns in performance, lament inscrutable audiophile jargon or point to products that are, by his judgment, "good enough."

The Best Luxury Audio Gear John Herrman 2010

The circumvented brokers and weighmen envisioned the declining fruit trade would also be reflected in diminishing Peshawar municipal octroi receipts.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Over the past few decades Republicans have come to rely heavily on, and cater to, the Christian right as a key voting bloc, but they now face a problem we might term diminishing electoral returns.

40 More Years James Carville with Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza 2009

Over the past few decades Republicans have come to rely heavily on, and cater to, the Christian right as a key voting bloc, but they now face a problem we might term diminishing electoral returns.

40 More Years James Carville with Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza 2009

Importantly, animal experiments have exhausted resources that could have been dedicated to educating the public about health hazards and health maintenance, therein diminishing the incidence of diseases that require treatment.

Sound Politics: Why Killing Lab Rats Is Good 2006

I bit my tongue, but I believed that this cover policy succeeded in diminishing the appeal and significance of the Book Review, one of the Times's signature sections.

My Times 2004