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The prophet's form dwindled and shifted, becoming once again that of the large black bird, and he flew off with a rustle of wings.

Due to a severe and lasting drought, water reserves in this country of 11, 000 people had dwindled to just a few days' worth.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

Back in 1980, agricultural investment made up 17% of total foreign aid yet, as of 2006, it had dwindled to a mere 3% of this total.

Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger the number of nails hammered gradually dwindled down.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily dwindled down.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

By his late seventies, in spite of swimming and working six days a week, my dad had noticeably dwindled in strength and energy.

As her savings dwindled, the single mother had to move into a motel with her three daughters.

As the last rays of daylight dwindled and disappeared, absolute blackness settled down on Treasure Island.

Once investors realised that this was unsustainable, capital took flight and the country's foreign reserves dwindled.

Just as US economic prestige has dwindled, its political appeal, at least for now, is on the ascendant.

The party made it clear that the party secretaries were to remain in overall command, and the peasants' enthusiasm dwindled .

No one came to talk to her, and one by one the group dwindled away till she was left alone.

Though the friendship dwindled away, much to Melville's regret, it was a vital tonic to him while he was engaged on Moby Dick.

As the numbers of the Terrors dwindled, the Master took over the body of the unwilling Matoombo who Vida had learn was true of heart.

As the years of his life dwindled down, that strength kept him alive.

The bank, whose market capitalization has dwindled to about $11 billion, owns about $61 billion in mortgages and asset-backed securities.

As global warming melts mountainglaciers, the rivers' summer flow has dwindled by up to 60% (more inone case) of their historical average.

Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

The number of new antibiotic drugs has dwindled. Meanwhile, microbes continue to evolve, developing resistance to existing drugs.

But the ruse became increasingly difficult to maintain as the company's fortunes dwindled.

As their provisions dwindled, they began to butcher the weakest dogs to feed the others.

But as the number of made-from-scratch, at-home meals we consume has dwindled, we've all unwittingly become sodium junkies.

"My diet sort of dwindled away, " she says.

Since early April, when protesters blocked the two highways linking Manipur to the rest of India, supplies of medicine have dwindled.

Over all, the floating ice dwindled to an extent unparalleled in a century or more, by several estimates.

Even The Balsams , a nearby grand hotel and a big employer in "The Great North Woods" , has trimmed staff as visitors have dwindled.

"As the number of legal firearms have dwindled, the numbers of armed crimes have risen, " Professor Malcolm points out.

She places him and he quivers again. Suddenly he's dwindled, shrunk completely out of sight.

In many parts of the country, supplies of basic necessities from gasoline to instant noodles dwindled.

All those expenditures take a lot of money. Shen's fortune gradually dwindled, and Shen himself starting acting weird.

And the public appetite for new encounters, though it has dwindled, has not fallen to zero.

They had brought some sugar with them on the Mayflower but by the time of the feast, the supply had dwindled.

As the number of transactions has dwindled, prices in the key markets of Shanghai and Beijing have also stagnated.

As the night deepens, the older rebels gather at the commander's fire, where the flames have dwindled to coals.

Hopes that the EFSF could be used to facilitate a voluntary reduction in debt, notably Greece's towering 140% of GDP, have dwindled.

South Korean police are already taking a more robust approach toward protesters, who have dwindled in numbers but become more aggressive.

A thin thread of path dwindled and finally disappeared as it climbed the steep slope of the down.

Those sources of funds have now dwindled, forcing companies to turn to the country's banks.

In the course of implementing policy, the phenomena of policy that are distorted, substituted, expanded or dwindled often take place.

Meanwhile, the bluefin population is thought to have dwindled by 75 per cent in recent years, due to overfishing.

But as Eikenberry's influence with Karzai dwindled, there was little leadership on other questions.

Polls show that, though the KMT's popularity has dwindled with the financial crisis, the DPP has not benefited.

The prolapsed hemorrhoid disappeared or dwindled postoperatively.

The prospect of Indianapolis returning to stage a United States grand prix in future dwindled yet further this week.

Indeed, as bank debt has dried up and lenders have become partly state-owned, private equity deals have dwindled.

There used to be 40 sperm banks in Canada, but that has dwindled to two.

His fortune dwindled to a few hundred pounds.

As the campaign continued, the Tory lead steadily dwindled; two days before the election one poll even showed a slight Labor edge.

Demand from China helped Brazil weather the global economic downturn while trade with other major markets dwindled.

Sometimes, when the flames of hope dwindled to a flicker, I had to fan them with everything I possessed to keep them from going out.

She hasn't officially retired from the gravure idol scene, but her product output has dwindled significantly over the past couple of years.

It then dwindled to magnitude 3. 0 during the next three years, then took more than 15 years to brighten back to normal.

As economic ties with Japan and South Korea have dwindled in recent years, North Korea's reliance on China has greatly increased.

But emergency relief was tagged to the war and has dwindled since.

By the 1950's, the congregation had dwindled as Jews left the Lower East Side and moved uptown and to Brooklyn.

as a result , the number of dachshunds in the united states and britain dwindled.

Many Asian companies have postponed or abandoned IPOs this year, as investor appetite for new issues has dwindled.

But these "traditional own resources" have dwindled thanks to trade liberalisation.

During the five weeks since this trial began, their numbers have dwindled markedly.

There was a peak of nearly 50 specialist firms working the NYSE floor in 1990. That has dwindled to five now.

nor were they like the hidalgo s of Madrid, who dwindled in-to pigmies.

While the number of mortgage slaves has dwindled, the figure for older householders paying off their mortgages has increased.

America's influence has dwindled everywhere with the financial crisis and the rise of emerging powers.

As traditional sales have dwindled, the Internet has become increasingly important in music management.

Under Roman, Byzantine, and Persian rule, Jewish presence in the province dwindled.

The premium that the market gave light, sweet crude oil, which is well-suited for making diesel, has dwindled as diesel demand has shrunk.

Some still came in occasionally for lunch or drinks, but their numbers dwindled.

The protests against American beef imports began in early May and dwindled over the past two weeks.

Although South Africa remains the world's largest gold producer, costs have risen and production has dwindled.

But then they dwindled and were humbled through oppression, sorrow and distress.

As Brazilian waxes have become more popular, the pubic-lice population has dwindled.

Farther back on the skeleton, only tiny legs remained, and the pelvis had dwindled accordingly.

As Mr. Yeltsin's troubles mounted, turnouts for the anniversary of the three men's deaths dwindled.

But those prospects dwindled, leaving J. P. Morgan in the prime position to acquire the firm.

Pork supplies have dwindled since an outbreak of blue ear disease, a virus that can be deadly in pigs.

The reason the language has dwindled is that many locals now teach their children Malay as they consider it more useful to get jobs.

The protests have dwindled in numbers, but become more physical in recent weeks.

Intercity passenger train travel has dwindled -- just 0. 2% of the amount of intercity travel done by car.

Production at a Nissan Motor plant in China, Dongfeng Nissan, dwindled dramatically after Japan's earthquake and tsunami, Xinhua reported.

A newspaper report pointed out that the railway surplus too has dwindled to Rs. 1 crore from over Rs 4, 400 crore the last fiscal.

The oversupply of new single-family homes has dwindled.

Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes: all three, great men to their own age, have dwindled subsequently.

The income of the world famous teacher dwindled down to almost nothing.

And the all-girl student body had dwindled to almost half its pre-disaster enrollment.

Such souls soon dwindled and dwindled in chi as all else returned home after an extensive period of contraction.

The time devoted to the global economy has since dwindled.

TYPICAL USE: Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.

Compared with 20 years ago, when the US was paranoid about Japan's perceived unstoppable economic rise, tensions have dwindled to nothing.

Meanwhile the interest paid on deposits has dwindled.

The population of the mountain yellow-legged frog, which lives in Southern California, has dwindled to a mere 180.

Portfolio flow data show rising Japanese appetite for overseas bonds at the same time as foreign demand for Japanese equities has dwindled.

No wonder China's respect for the US and Europe has dwindled.

By the mid-1990s, a government program to grant land to commoners had dwindled.

Their savings have dwindled (away) to nothing.

So while demand remains high, supply has dwindled.

With time, family and social networks dwindled because of distance and overwork. Marriages were strained or fall apart.

But as society ages, growth in the stock of savings has dwindled.

The good news is that the average American is a little better off, and the proportion of Americans who are poor has dwindled a little.

Popular sympathy, which drained away because of sectarian killings in Iraq, has dwindled further this year.

There are two ways by which the pollution problem can be dwindled.

Turnout dwindled on the day and Mr Cao's winning total was just 33, 000 votes; Mr Jefferson had drawn 93, 000 votes in the November primary.

And Britain's weight in the world has dwindled, as have its defence budgets.

Merger activity dwindled compared with 2007.

Berkshire's cash stockpile has dwindled to about $20 billion from $38 billion at the end of 2007.

has dwindled considerably compared to the past.

The world of finance dwindled suddenly to a speck.

Membership of the international finance club has dwindled from 200 to 130 under the impact of economic crisis.

Her savings have dwindled to little over $500 after she lost her job.

By that time, government contracts had dwindled, but new commercial opportunities opened up.

But The Times is our essential news organization, and more so now than ever, when so many others have dwindled in size, ambition and scope.

I really felt for the lad as his lead dwindled.

Drought has dwindled the crops.

Since last May, these funds' assets under management have dwindled to $964 billion from $1. 4 trillion.

The Raju family's stake had dwindled to 5% or less on the eve of Mr Raju's January 7th confession.

The snake dwindled in size.

My money had dwindled away.

Earlier rallies drew 80, 000 people at their peak, but have since dwindled.

Because of China's one-child policy, the supply of workers under 40 has dwindled by as much as a fifth.

Hopes for their safety dwindled.

While the market for infant diapers has dwindled 10% over the past 5 years, that for adult diapers has ballooned 40%.

Historians say the animals, whose numbers have dwindled , have lived in Peru's coastal areas for more than 4, 000 years.

By 2010, as more and more Shanghainese chose the United States for college, that number dwindled down to 67, 000.

Although gift-giving options have dwindled, there are some safe choices.

Its purchases helped push CBOT soybean futures to lofty levels as U. S. supplies from last year's harvest dwindled.

The fortune he inherited gradually dwindled to a few hundred pounds as the result of his extravagance

Taiwan's diplomatic partners dwindled from 29 in 2000 to 23 in 2008 (to China's 171).

Hong Kong ended flat as trading volumes dwindled.

What a speck is he dwindled into !

Sanctuaries for wildlife have dwindled alarmingly in the last decade

communication between family members dwindled to a minimum

Our daily conveniences have increased, however, time which belongs to ourselves has dwindled;

His health dwindled slowly day by day