verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
diminished responsibility
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
further
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The LEAs' power was further diminished by the 1988 Education Reform Act, in two major ways.
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If anything, the ruling further diminishes that argument.
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To the public at large faith in the political process, already at a low ebb, will diminish further .
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Respect for elders, already severely weakened, will further diminish .
gradually
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But as the egocentrism of other periods gradually diminished , so does the egocentrism of adolescence with continued development.
greatly
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Hence without the existence of heterodoxy and orthodoxy, collective struggles diminish greatly in importance in traditional societies.
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If Terk can do this without greatly diminishing either picture or sound quality, it has a winner.
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And over the past 20 years, the number of closed countries has greatly diminished .
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You will get 10 years of use, but possibly at a greatly diminished capacity.
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So we need to preserve that part of vocational education but greatly diminish narrow training for specific jobs.
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But if the principal base of lunar operations is in the equatorial region, the attractiveness of polar ice is greatly diminished .
rapidly
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It will diminish rapidly with the distance in relatedness between individuals.
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Well, I am testimony to what it is to be responsible yet my opportunities are rapidly diminishing ....
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However, recent evidence discussed in Chapter 5 shows that these gender-related differences are diminishing rapidly .
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Furthermore, none of the considerations I have adduced suggest that political violence will rapidly diminish , still less disappear.
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In the failing light with the wind increasing, the visibility was diminishing rapidly .
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The latter, as will be discussed below, is particularly important in a world where the resource base is diminishing rapidly .
significantly
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However, because the changes were not substantial, this does not significantly diminish the authority of those cases.
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But he will begin his second term as the third-highest constitutional officer in the government with his political influence significantly diminished .
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The bad news for small-time acts is that this exploratory role has diminished significantly over the last ten years.
steadily
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As the system beds down and budgets tighten the opportunities for innovation and experimentation will steadily diminish .
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Britain's dependence on nuclear power will therefore steadily diminish .
■ NOUN
authority
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Modern legislation had increasingly vested quasi-judicial powers in officials and excluded or indirectly diminished the authority of the courts.
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They have to understand that it does not diminish their professional authority and status if they share decision-making with the governing body.
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However, because the changes were not substantial, this does not significantly diminish the authority of those cases.
chance
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The incident appeared likely to diminish the chances of the prisoners being freed last night.
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Not least was that his presence diminished her chances of enjoying a happier relationship with some one else.
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A round of hostilities could develop that would diminish the chances of the negotiations resuming.
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This diminishes the chances of accidental war or pre-emptive strikes motivated by unfounded fears.
importance
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But to describe the bill as largely symbolic is not to diminish its importance .
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This model of saturation does not in any way diminish the importance of behavior change for individuals.
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But this did not diminish their influence and importance .
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This is not in any sense to diminish the importance of what sociology can achieve.
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Hence without the existence of heterodoxy and orthodoxy, collective struggles diminish greatly in importance in traditional societies.
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But this does not diminish the importance of the provisional discoveries which it contains, which the writer has moved to incorporate.
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Over time these grew, rather than diminished , in importance .
influence
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But this did not diminish their influence and importance.
need
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In 1938, a flood wiped out many of the camps, diminishing the need for the pack trains.
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Government resources have been constantly diminished by the need to prioritize defence.
number
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Although diminishing in number , prerogative powers clearly remain of great importance.
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And growing prosperity has boosted the quality of life for workers, while dramatically diminishing the number of labor complaints.
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Modern farming techniques have diminished the number and quality of the wetlands which remain.
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Whether your relationships are diminished in number or quality, the effect is detrimental to your health.
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Once more the adults, though diminished in number , sat around a table, whispering about what to do.
power
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Some women find ways of diminishing the demonic power of the ex.
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Its terms purport to enlarge, not to diminish the powers vested in the government.
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The anti-investiture decree, however great its symbolic importance, did little to diminish the power of lay rulers over ecclesiastical appointments.
role
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This is not to diminish the roles that homophobia played or continues to play in exacerbating the problem.
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Cage made music of non-musical sounds and ostensibly removed or diminished the traditional role of the composer.
significance
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Feminists also tend to diminish the significance of the unconscious, a move which encourages a purely psychological view of the subject.
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And if I use humour to avoid your problem or make light of it, then I diminish its significance .
size
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It is now diminishing as metric sizes were adopted some time ago.
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All our coinage, even our notes, diminish in size in proportion to what you can buy with it.
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The first is that the risk of insolvency diminishes with increased size .
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At once the image shrank, diminishing to its former size .
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The operation proceeds in waves which diminish in size as the target is approached.
value
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One effect of this sea change in the way the world works is the diminishing value of manual labor.
way
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This interpretation in no way diminishes the enigma of the relationship between electrochemical events in the nervous system and conscious experiences.
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This model of saturation does not in any way diminish the importance of behavior change for individuals.
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One point of aid was used, which in no way diminishes what is a major achievement.
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I thought she was right, but there was no way she could diminish my brother in my eyes.
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Their dedication to the cause was in no way diminished by their exile, and in many ways was enhanced by it.
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This prejudice, as we will see, in no way disappears or even diminishes in Feuerbach's later theory of religion.
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Some women find ways of diminishing the demonic power of the ex.
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Nevertheless, the high status of the woman's influence is in no way diminished .
■ VERB
begin
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During the latter part of the night, in spite of having had no sleep, feelings of fatigue begin to diminish .
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The dread disease of the Rappers, Rap Rootinitis, would begin to diminish .
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The previous autumn, the muggy monsoon heat had begun to diminish on the very day following the festival of Dusshera.
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However, the pain already had begun to diminish .
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He began to diminish the moment just past.
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The balsam fir, which had not shown much decline prior to 1986, also began to be diminished .
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The tension was also reflected in West Beirut, where support for the blockade began to diminish .
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My sense of urgency began to diminish .
increase
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Consciousness exacted its price: as surely as it increased freedom so it diminished it.
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Some strength or recklessness seemed to have been released in her by recent events; she had increased as Anwar had diminished .
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The guilt will increase and the passion diminish .
seem
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Hunger pangs, in any event, seemed to be diminishing .
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But expectations seemed to diminish day by day over the last week.
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What remained of Belfast's mudflats seemed certain to be diminished by unrestricted dumping.
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The suspicion with which the renewal movement was viewed seems to have diminished , as does the stridency of charismatic claims.
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The tenor of the above letter seems to endorse rather than diminish that inference - Ed.
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Yet these feelings seem to diminish in intensity as one gets older.
tend
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Feminists also tend to diminish the significance of the unconscious, a move which encourages a purely psychological view of the subject.
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Most reds will be emphasized by artificial light; blues and greens tend to be diminished by it.
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The pleasures of art tend to be diminished by returning to a complete absence of hot bath water.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I'm not going to diminish the fact that I was upset," McMahon said.
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Tate said the fences threaten to diminish property values in the neighborhood.
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The time Foreman spent with his children gradually diminished.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It will diminish rapidly with the distance in relatedness between individuals.
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One was the idea of diminishing returns, applied in this case to income or wealth.
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Steady rates would diminish the risk that ever-more homeowners will refinance the mortgages underlying the bonds.
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Then business diminished, and the partners persuaded Stratford to live off his Prescott estate in Gloucestershire.
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When the food has gone, its appeal diminishes, the dance stops, the crowd disperses and a new hunt begins.
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With time, such resistance will doubtless diminish .