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But as public protests continued to dwindle without actually ending, the authorities said the incumbent would be sworn in early next month.

If I continue to endure you a little longer, I may by degrees dwindle into a wife.

Qpinion polls suggest that the level of interest many Americans have in the war on terrorism is beginning to dwindle.

Over the next few months, attendance began to dwindle.

Over the years therefore the harvest appeared to dwindle in dollar terms, and his debts grew.

AS PUBLIC protest in Tehran seems to dwindle, at any rate on the streets, many Arab leaders are quietly exhaling a sigh of relief.

The boost from firms rebuilding their inventories after running them down in the recession will dwindle.

Bribery has begun to dwindle since the OECD convention, says Transparency International, a pressure group.

When that began to dwindle, so did life in the town, despite investment to regenerate its economy.

"Many firms are importing fewer raw materials, so their exports will dwindle accordingly, " he said.

The chemicals responsible for "that lovin' feeling" (adrenaline, dopamine, norepinephrine, phenylethylamine, etc. ) dwindle.

As in the Oligocene before it, grasslands continued to expand and forests to dwindle in extent.

With Duncan's minutes continuing to dwindle, their size doesn't add up to what other contenders can offer.

The number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily.

As farmers brought their crops to the city by bicycle or bus, long food lines began to dwindle and then disappear.

In this view, as knowledge, wealth, education and democracy spread, the power of religion is bound to dwindle.

Like many former industrial cities, Trenton has seen its economic base dwindle dramatically since the end of World War II.

As oil supplies dwindle, it seems everyone is searching for the next big energy breakthrough.

As we watch their numbers dwindle and their forests fall, their legacy becomes as clear as a Gombe stream: As they go, so, one day, may we.

Over the past few years they have seen their advantage in the state House of Representatives dwindle to a mere two votes, out of 150.

In Idaho people drawing groundwater are being ordered to work with other holders of stream water rights as the streams begin to dwindle.

Mila and Oa have watched their bank account dwindle down to almost nothing as they plan ahead each year and book their conference space.

His powers, from lack of use, dwindle to mediocrity, to inferiority, until finally he becomes a mere part of the machine he tends.

The best outcome would be for overproduction to dwindle gradually.

America's space agency has reached middle age. Will it now recapture the glory of its youth, or dwindle into decrepitude?

The canals will stink ; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up . The reeds and rushes will wither.

As Asian elephant herds dwindle, African elephants have become the only source of ivory.

Power cuts and blackouts hit factories and residential neighborhoods in central China as coal supplies dwindle at generating stations.

Once forest coverdoesstart increasing, the rate of extinction should dwindle.

Worse is to come. The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.

Walking across the graveyardI hear the city's traffic dwindle to a low hum.

Paradoxically, labor's woes likely will enable many firms to beat near-term earnings expectations, as wage costs dwindle or stagnate.

But as the online holdings of Google Books increases, will delivery request traffic dwindle?

This hits Britain hard as North Sea reserves dwindle and the country imports an ever-greater share of its energy.

We need motivation like we need air to breathe. We need regular motivation to keep us going when our inspiration and enthusiasm dwindle.

Mass relocations to tower block Housing Development Board (HDB) flats saw the number of kampongs dwindle.

Although the process is expensive, the scientists believe it will become more economically viable as natural oil supplies dwindle.

In areas where their counterpart, the red squirrel, is present, they outcompete them, causing red squirrel populations to dwindle.

The IMF's Mr Tokuoka reckons that as the population ages, savings will dwindle, which could reduce inflows to the government-bond market.

Your social invitations will dwindle and your circle of friends will undoubtedly shrink.

The times of cleansing ahead shall bring forth many diseases through which the populations of humans shall dwindle.

And the less we honour them as our superstitions dwindle and our respect for beauty and health of mind increases. . .

Stars smaller than eight solar masses simply expand into red giants and then dwindle away into white dwarfs.

Still, it's something many job seekers consider as their bank accounts dwindle and the rejection letters pile up.

They will always be valuable (possibly even more valuable) while men's supposed natural attributes dwindle.

Although LEDs will be more profitable than incandescent bulbs the replacement market will eventually dwindle.

If that trader gets slammed again, his buying power will dwindle down to nothing!

As the rivers dwindle, the conflicts could spread.

It is interesting how even the closest of family ties dwindle into habitual friendship.

The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.

But as other EU countries open their labour markets, the flow to Britain may dwindle.

In several countries taxes will rise and public services will dwindle.

Over time, stocks of the common resource will dwindle.

commercial radio could die out within 15 to 20 years as advertising revenues dwindle, the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit heard today.

the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness.

This windfall will eventually dwindle.

As for human populations, this too is anticipated to dwindle in the coming 15-year cycle of global cleansing.

In spite of renewed concerns over the use of uranium in nuclear plants, not everyone believes demand will dwindle.

Capital flows into China could also dwindle.

Savings will begin to dwindle as retirees run them down.

On shorter routes, their advantages dwindle: they can neither transform a region nor replicate the advantages of wider networks.

Linguist and conservative commentator John McWhorter estimates the 6, 000 languages spoken today will dwindle to only 600 next century.

Over time, stocks ofthe common resource will dwindle.

Mental powers start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, marking the start of old age, US research suggests.

As gym classes dwindle, how can kids keep fit ?

They prove wonderfully effective at first, only to dwindle into uselessness.

Earth's truth was lost some 28 million years ago and as truth was lost, her light and love begin to dwindle and fade into non-truth.

You take out 40 and see it dwindle before your eyes.

While his sex life was certainly very healthy, his motivation to go out and find a girl was starting to dwindle.

As more people eschew chicken in favor of beef, for example, supplies of corn and wheat likely will dwindle.

But overall, the volume of letters posted in Switzerland continues to slowly dwindle compared with the millions of emails sent every day.

(a decrease in intensity, amount, bulk) dwindle

To become gradually fainter; dwindle:

JPS: The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me;

Hopes Dwindle in Finding More China Quake Survivors

Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money, even as publishing budgets dwindle. (Unbound's profits are split 50-50. )