"Concern about systemic risk has diminished, and overall credit conditions have started to improve."

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Abolhassan Bani Sadr, who was Iran's first president after the Islamic Revolution, says the power of the bazaar has diminished since that time, but that that it still carries considerable weight.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"But our view is, there is still time for diplomacy and,I might say, sanctions to persuade the Iranians that their security will be diminished by going down the track of nuclear weapons."

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

"The enthusiasm for lunar flights had diminished greatly."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

Today's nuclear threat differs from that of the Cold War, according to U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, "The threat of nuclear war, nuclear attack that we grew up with in the Cold War has diminished.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

"What they're addressing are the diminished values of the cars nationwide, as the result of Toyota's misinformation and mismanagement of the company, through no fault of the consumers.' Northeastern University Law Professor Tim Howard, leads a consortium of attorneys that will make the case for a single class action lawsuit.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26