Sentences with phrase «diminished over»

The problem with our city is that the local chemical & energy industry has diminished over the last 10 years going off shore.

The difference diminished over time, and these boys were bullied about the same amount by eighth grade.

Boys who were more aggressive (black solid line) were bullied more during elementary school than boys who were less aggressive (black dotted line), but the difference diminished over time.

[T] he prospects for success for lawyers have markedly diminished over the years.

The number of major volcanic eruptions has diminished over the last two decades, resulting in a significantly cleaner stratosphere that allows more solar energy to strike the earth's surface.

What Kristian Anderson has done reinforces the binary relationship that is Church vs. State in a way that is supportive to each side, galvanizing the early pioneer vs. miner reality that has not diminished over the past 168 years, but only become more complex.

Despite its anachronism, its popularity obviously has not diminished over so many years.

A feral cat is a cat who has either never had any contact with humans or her contact with humans has diminished over time.

A feral cat is a cat who has either never had any contact with people or her contact with people has diminished over time.

It is apparent the cat population, both owned and unowned, diminished over the 12 years between the two studies.

A feral cat is a cat that has either never had any contact with people, or its contact with people has diminished over time.

The returns diminished over the 1990 to 2011 period.

Caranci says that although exports were supposed to see a boost sooner, the sector's sensitivity to the loonie has diminished over the past decade as the U.S. — Canada's biggest trading partner — has been importing more from China and Mexico.

The need for aspiring authors to have platform has not diminished over the last seven years.

Still, «the elasticity of her possibility diminished over time» until she met Will, emotionally damaged from earlier experiences, but still able to help her get...

The pre-K students entered kindergarten with a decided advantage over the comparison group, but that advantage diminished over time.

Attending a high - poverty school lowers math and reading achievement for students in all racial / ethnic groups and this negative effect has not diminished over time.

Race to the Top's appropriations have diminished over the years, and winners from the first two rounds have all postponed their reform commitments — so much so in the case of Hawaii that Duncan has threatened to revoke the state's funding.

Because of their success, interest in preview sessions diminished over time, and Meloy eventually found that they were not necessary.

Although they find modest advantages for charters in terms of parental satisfaction, school - based social capital, and civic instruction, they emphasize that these differences — some of which diminished over time — fall well short of the promises made by the charter movement's most ardent supporters.

However, this difference diminished over the course of the study, leading the authors to suggest that satisfaction with schools in the two sectors is unlikely to differ in the long run.

Worst - case scenario: Viewers don't pick up on or appreciate the film's darker themes, and merely enjoy it as a magnificent exercise in sustained white - knuckle tension, featuring top - notch work from its three leads (especially Blunt, who's terrific in a tricky role that's intentionally diminished over the course of the film).

Gamers joke about these things, and there is still a great fondness for the series and its games, but appetite for Metal Gear has diminished over the years.

She was saying that hers has diminished over the last year, so Nat and I threw out a bunch of ways she could improve it.

While Effexor fixed the depression, it did nothing at first for her «awful, awful» hot flashes — until finally they diminished over time.

The scientists observed how the response of the material's atomic structure diminished over time as they exposed it to repeated stimuli.

The effect of atmospheric CO2 on flowering has diminished over the most recent decade for lianas and canopy trees, whereas flowering of midstory trees and shrub species continued to increase with rising CO2.

Moreover, the DNA of the Neanderthals diminished over time because of natural selection.

This activity diminished over time, suggesting that their attachment also waned.

While party bosses across the country have seen their power diminished over the past 40 years because of changes to civil service law and the rise of municipal unions, Dawidziak says Mondello remains the unquestioned leader of the Nassau GOP.

Prospects for cross-party talks on reforming elderly care in England and Wales diminished over the weekend as the media glare hardened negotiating positions.

Unlike that time - honored tradition of city dwellers heading to the East End in the summer, attendance at the legendary horse races at Belmont has diminished over the years, which is why Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recently announced plans to add a $ 1 billion dollar arena and retail space to the property has gotten locals talking.

BASC training officer, Nick Lane, said: «The demand for the courses has diminished over the last two years as the majority of gamekeepers and shoot managers have now been trained.

The power of the SAFE Act backlash has not diminished over time.

Di Carlo's release makes no specific mention of Saland's gay marriage vote, although it does accuse the senator of being a «a liberal Democrat collaborator» and «economic and personal freedoms» that have diminished over the 32 years Saland has been in office.

Importantly, these differences in physical aggression diminished over time — regardless of how much time children spent in daycare.

But the teams he done that at were best in Europe Q His input has diminished over time He like wenger is too buddy buddy Age has softened him

For the record I do not hold Wenger in anywhere near the esteem as I do with Tony Adams and never will.Any respect I did have for this man has rapidly diminished over the last decade and the day he is out of this club can not come too soon for me.But of course he did win 35 FA Cups 49 Charity Shields blah blah blah

That age - old tradition has greatly diminished over the past 40 years.

Polls show that evangelicals remain among the most opposed to same - sex marriage, but the same polls also show that opposition has diminished over the past two decades.

Though its intensity has diminished over the past five months, I suspect that the anger will persist until Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Omar, and every other would «be murder er of Americans is, in the words of President Bush, «brought to justice.»

They say the nation would be stronger on its own, claiming that British influence abroad has diminished over the past four decades due to the changes within the E.U.

The amount of times I hear that a company only uses social media because they think they ought to has diminished over the years, but there are still some out there who don't get that digital is here to stay, and therefore fail to embed it deeply in their future plans.

And: This isn't the typical tech - startup burn rate that will diminish over time; these aren't startup expenses to hire lots of people, build up sales and marketing, or develop shiny new products.

We somehow let our competitive edge diminish over time by congratulating ourselves.

It said the positive economic impact would diminish over time.

Many (66 percent) think the threat of identity theft diminishes over time after their personal information is stolen, with 14 percent believing risks lasted just a few days after an information theft, 20 percent saying a few months and 23 percent a few years.

Signs that the OPEC cuts have finally started to work — with Brent futures now in backwardation and oversupply steadily diminishing over the summer — have added to the bullish sentiment.

This effect will gradually diminish over the next year.

The capped supply of 21 million is known to all, and the rate of supply diminishes over time in a predictable way.