dwindle

But the half-life of market domination seems to be dwindling.

Gbagbo's popular support may be dwindling as he cracks down on the population in his bid to cling to power.

They think food and energy prices can only rise for so long in a weak economy before dwindling demand for stuff cuts off the rise in prices.

Being led to believe that old age is a nothing but a burden to others does not make the "dwindling" period any easier.

And the Wall Street Journal said, the company is taking the advantage of Google's dwindling business in China to enlarge its shares.

Support for a compromise, or at least for the fudge embodied by the continuing resolutions, is dwindling.

Only a dwindling minority are prepared to do this, and then only if China eventually agrees to similar legally binding emissions targets.

Without rain, the land began to turn to the desert that we know today, leaving people and animals to seek ever-dwindling sources of water.

And it is all the direct result of the G8's dwindling importance in the global economy.

Thousands of civilians are trapped, with dwindling supplies of clean water and food. Hundreds are alleged to have been killed or maimed.

One could see in the roll of his eyes just how he had glanced covertly over the dwindling pile of chips at his step-father's party.

Although he led the race for most of the summer, his support now seems to be dwindling.

FOR the dwindling number of souls who cling to a vision of a single, global financial exchange, this week must have given pause for thought.

Rogers knew that he had to move from the side of the bus, where the full force of the current was sapping his dwindling energy.

Phil McCabe from the Forum of Private Business said: 'The value of a degree is dwindling. '

The foundation said its research confirmed years of anecdotal reports of dwindling populations along the east coast.

Personal wealth is dwindling in the U. S. , and the effects of the financial meltdown have been felt around the world.

Given that North Sea production has been dwindling for a decade, why has it taken so long for more storage to be built?

Given a rapidly growing world car population and dwindling oil supplies, fuel prices are bound to rise in the long term.

As the international financial crisis is still unfolding, resources for international development cooperation are dwindling.

The party membership has been dwindling down in the last few month.

There is no way out for these unflagging little creatures; only the dwindling of their batteries can provide rest.

It would not normally benefit from the dwindling of China's reserves of labour any more than from the drying up of Saudi wells.

Secondly, a dwindling band of workers will have to support rising social-security payments, as the number of retired people grows.

With her cash supply dwindling fast, she had no other resources.

This has provoked more tension as the southern tribes begin to compete for a dwindling pot of money.

But since the number of Republicans is dwindling, that still leaves Mr Obama with a healthy level of support.

Fear and fatigue partly account for the dwindling number of demonstrators, but so does confusion over the protesters' aims and capacity.

In areas lucky enough to have a little green, armed herders are violently competing for dwindling resources.

the collapse in oil prices, plus rapidly dwindling Syrian production of the stuff, confronts Mr Assad with a fast-approaching budget crisis.

Now the couple is mulling the next move in light of dwindling alternatives and resources.

For more than a year, the settlers hung on, their numbers and stores dwindling.

Official incompetence and corruption have caused the proceeds of the country's dwindling oil reserves and water resources to be squandered.

Around the world, dwindling water supplies and deteriorating water quality are driving innovations in water treatment technologies.

With dwindling oxygen levels, marine animals were unable to survive, wiping out large chunks of their population.

The admirable action to save Benghazi may, in the long term, expose dwindling defence budgets.

Some of these can be purchased locally, but international donations are also needed in order to restock rapidly dwindling supplies.

The adoption of the euro by such new members as Slovenia, Slovakia and now Estonia was a reminder of their dwindling influence.

By the financial crisis, international and domestic economy have been dwindling, China logistics industry has also suffered damage.

Even without a disruption to supply, prices are under pressure from a second source: the gradual dwindling of spare capacity.

Strong winds, a dwindling supply of food, and a broken water maker meant she had to change course and head to the atoll of Tarawa instead.

Today's fragile world, with its dwindling resources and expanding populations, is calling for other agendas in the West.

Dubai's growth began in the early 1980s when Sheikh Mohammed and his father pushed to diversify the economy in the face of dwindling oil.

Dwindling water supplies and drought comes just as China's wealth is increasing demand for more water.

However, several priests have been sent from India by the Dalai Lama to augment the dwindling number of priests.

Among the survivors, advertising is dwindling, editorial is thinning and journalists are being laid off.

The dwindling birth rate has left the nation with a shrinking population and the world's highest proportion of elderly people.

Had dwindling Russia made the request for a land-lease, he says, the reaction would not have been so strong.

And I'm not just talking about the dwindling band of forecasters who still insist that the economy will snap back any day now.

EXPECTATIONS for the Copenhagen climate conference, held next month in Denmark, have been steadily dwindling.

Hopefully, this study will help society find the best way to help the dwindling wobbegong back from the brink of extinction.

Most talk focuses on a "cap and trade" system, in which companies would buy and sell permits to emit dwindling amounts of greenhouse gases.

The president's dwindling body of admirers will likely resent the portrayal of Bush's occasional scrapes with the law.

As a consequence of illegal ivory poaching , elephant numbers are dwindling in many west, central and east African countries.

Global warming is a major threat. Glaciers are dwindling and potentially the sea level could rise and flood many coastal cities.

Thousands of civilians are trapped, with dwindling supplies of clean water and food.

These days, the number of credit issues willing to do anything but decrease your credit line is dwindling.

And warfare on a rising scale seems inevitable if too many bodies have to struggle for ever-dwindling shares of food and living space.

The gap between rich and poor, as well as between ethnic groups competing for abundant resources but dwindling usable land, is frightening.

We are hearing the results of a mutually destructive struggle over slices of the dwindling global demand cake.

pace of job creation, dwindling housing activity and decelerating retail sales-say that slowdown is continuing this summer.

China's voracious demand, coupled with estimates of dwindling reserves at home and abroad, could mean much higher prices in years to come.

In the American West, a burgeoning population created a double-whammy of surging power demands and dwindling freshwater supplies.

The memoir, like the story it tells, had nearly vanished, dwindling to three known copies.

Deere, his business suffering and his savings dwindling, decided to join the exodus in 1836.

The appeal of his card tricks issteadily dwindling, outdone by the wizardry of television, availablenow throughout rural India.

Uther: No girl, Arthas is not here. Arthas is merely a presence within the Lich Kings mind. A dwindling presence.

The irony is that the dangerous dwindling of diversity in our food supply is the unanticipated result of an agricultural triumph.

With a short-lived and dwindling middle class, China no longer has the economic core to continue the "miracle. "

With a dwindling pot of cash, Chrysler is seeking $7 billion in loans to help it pay bills coming due as soon as the first quarter of 2009.

One of the primary concerns when it comes to dwindling availability of IP addresses under the current protocol is the effect on the economy.

Today, the birds face continuing hurdles from oil pollution and a dwindling food supply.

What's important now is to get both back on track. The time left until people run back home to campaign for re-election is dwindling fast.

Governments could help by, say, encouraging broadcasters whose audiences are dwindling to relinquish more of their bandwidth.

With dwindling resources and an already increasing number of undernourished people in the world, the effects could be devastating.

And from a practical point of view, this destruction of habitat contributes to the dwindling of fish stocks worldwide.

But environmentalists will cheer that, at last, there may be some respite for the world's dwindling resources and hard-pressed ecosystems.

Estate agents report a significant increase in interest from City professionals chasing a dwindling supply of land coming to market.

That leaves smaller rivals fighting over a dwindling share of the market, and some analysts see a shake-up coming.

Adidas' Mr. Zea said complaints are dwindling as players get more familiar with the Jabulani during the tournament.

Dwindling concerns of deflation encouraged Australia to raise interest rates on Tuesday for the fifth time since October.

With dwindling revenue and diminished resources, frustrated newspaper executives are looking for someone to blame.

When consumer trust in the economy is dwindling, consumers will buy goods that have less impact on their available funds.

Church attendance amongst Britain's youth may be dwindling but young Christians are turning to the Internet in droves to find love.

The onset of spring in Britain may come quietly this year due to dwindling numbers of cuckoos, conservationists said.

A dwindling minority can count on a pension on which they could comfortably live, and not many have significant savings.

But with the number of male pilots dwindling further every month, Arnold reversed his position.

International adoption is dwindling because no one can agree on what constitutes an ethical adoption.

Krill populations are dwindling, especially on the Antarctic Peninsula, where warming temperatures mean less sea ice.

IN MANY European countries, dwindling Christian flocks can barely cope with the patrimony they have inherited, from steeples to statues.

IN MANY European countries, dwindling Christian flocks can barely cope with the patrimony they have inherited, from steeples to statues.

Around the same time, the timber supply in the Midwest was dwindling, forcing loggers to seek new sources of "green gold. "

they were caught in a vise of overpopulation and dwindling resources.

TWO compelling documentaries illuminate the dilemmas facing Africa's dwindling white tribes. One is set in Zimbabwe, the other in Kenya.

Air pollution, endangered species, the polluted oceans, dwindling natural resources.

He returned to the dwindling New Republic territories, haggard, thin and hardened.

Carmakers are the largest component of America's dwindling manufacturing base.

The once-ragtag rebels forces, hardened by war and flush with victory, are now far better equipped than their dwindling adversaries.

With dwindling assets, funds would buy fewer short-term bonds, further adding to the difficulty of obtaining short-term credit.

When consumers realize that the economy is dwindling, they will buy goods that have less impact on their available funds.

Once imports begin to rise to rebuild dwindling stocks, the rest of the world will take notice, Mr. Ting said.

A maiko, or geisha-in-training, strolls through the streets of Kyoto. She is a member of a famed, but dwindling sorority of entertainers.

These babies aren't just cute; they're also the best hope of keeping endangered populations from dwindling.

The despairing liberals, a dwindling crowd after two decades of dashed post-Soviet hopes, were utterly winded and deflated.

So much so that Fenner predicts "food wars" in the coming decades as nations fight to secure dwindling supplies.

It looked like a rather desperate gambit to win back al Qaeda's dwindling support.

Scientists have wondered whether a dwindling supply of stem cells might help explain why this repair system falters with age.

That dwindling supply has tied hands of retailers who have the supplies but not the fuel to deliver to the disaster-hit areas.

But almost immediately, the site took off, and in 2006, eBay pulled out of China, citing dwindling market share and large losses.

This drain on human energy has'been further aggravated in these areas'by the dwindling element of air, referring to pollution.

But the number of assets up for sale are dwindling.

Most of the new supply has come from mine production. Some, though a dwindling amount, has come from central banks.

The chancellor of the Exchequer groaned about our dwindling dollar resources.

While sinking into considering, the dwindling linkman drank the roseate ink spattered on the wrinkly paper.

The endangered tamarin, which lives only in northwestern Colombia, has been threatened by dwindling habitat.

Military types fear global conflict for dwindling resources in the event of catastrophic global warming.

Habitat loss, urban expansion, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and disease have contributed to their dwindling numbers.

The dwindling reserves prompted Standard & Poor's to lower Belarus's long-term foreign currency rating last month.

Most of the dwindling takings are used to pay off winning bets.

Engineers set to work on plans to transfer water from the Yangtze to the dry north and the dwindling Yellow river.

In the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, for instance, American bittersweet vines are dwindling away, outcompeted by Oriental bittersweet.

And worse, Komarov's chances for a safe return to Earth were dwindling fast.

Harry Potter has been blamed for the dwindling number of wild owls in India, according to the country's environment minister, Jairam Ramesh.

My own response to a longer life and dwindling wealth is simple.

In 1991, dwindling foreign exchange reserves forced New Delhi to use its gold reserves to raise a loan to pay its international debt.

The pace of change is set to speed up after an election this year, and hard-core monarchists admit their numbers are dwindling.

It aims to do that by using dwindling Troubled Asset Relief Program dollars to invest in such assets alongside private investors.

The remaining days of my summer internship are dwindling rapidly.

pinned up , i bet . their dog ambled about a bank of dwindling sand , trotting , sniffing on all sides.

China's water supplies are meager and dwindling, threatened by waste, pollution and chronic drought.

The dwindling fortune of a Brazilian magnate.

Brimming with charcoal from southern Somalia's dwindling forests, a truck rolls toward a port in Mogadishu.

By all accounts there is a small and dwindling number of Suzhou restaurants that specialise in the local cuisine.

And Apple refuses to make tiny netbooks, leaving that dwindling category to the Windows guys.

The article said that in this context, India's own expectations for economic growth figures are dwindling, not enhanced.

The fiscal and current-account surpluses that underpinned the country's new-found stability are dwindling.

He is also one of a dwindling breed of Kunqu artists.

North Sea gas reserves are also dwindling, making the UK more dependent on unreliable imports.

'The local governments will use the real estate tax to make up for their reduced income from dwindling land sales. . .

Rising joblessness and dwindling car sales could badly dent consumption later this year.

Bangladesh's tiger population has plummeted because of a shrinking habitat and dwindling food supplies.

The business is already in decline due to dwindling fish stocks.

Concern about dwindling water supplies has been rising with growing populations and economies.

With an ageing population and dwindling North Sea oil, Denmark faces a huge deficit by 2020.

Dwindling in-theater audiences in North America also have contributed to the shift.

Opinion polls have found dwindling support for the regulations based on sharia that some local governments have introduced.

A dwindling supply of wild medicinal plants is threatening South Africa's traditional medicine industry, according to new research.

That has left little spare production capacity and, in America at least, dwindling stocks.

The dwindling giant panda population has put a high premium on their price tag .

Falling state aid and dwindling local property taxes have only reinforced the trend.

ROARS past camera, dwindling to a mere speck on the horizon.

It struggled on for several years despite dwindling advertising sales.

Singapore, the first canary to succumb to the carbon monoxide poisoning of dwindling world trade, may shrink a ghastly 5 per cent this year.

Bromberg says the conduit plan ignores the root cause of the dwindling Dead Sea.

The quickly dwindling supply of nuclear power has forced other regions to conserve.

LONDON (Reuters) - Reserves of conventional crude oil, the world's most popular fuel, are dwindling.

the worth of the education background is dwindling. many graduated students feel dev state for their salary.

This recession has centered not on businesses but consumers, who are being hit by dwindling home prices and job losses.

Our strength in the cities kept dwindling until at last it was nearly gone.

The dwindling expanse of Arctic sea ice has become gradually more vulnerable to summer sunshine, according to a new study.

the third is the depreciation of U. S. dollar, China's electronic information products export competitiveness dwindling.

Hunting aside, the number of frogs already were dwindling in Montserrat because of the active volcano.

Taxes will suffocate the dwindling population of young workers.

For how long can we realistically expect to have oil? And which dwindling element is essential to plant growth?

Even that number is fast-dwindling, says the IOM, which notes that it receives 1, 000 new resettlement applications every month.

The odds of a safe landing are dwindling fast.

It seems reasonable to suppose that many of Pakistan's dwindling foreign visitors, of all stripes, will now stay away from the country.

Ever-dwindling team size made pair programming more difficult.

Only 20 years ago, they were dwindling, with moribund diaspora bodies under Soviet tutelage.

Fortunately, these edge cases are dwindling as the use of older browsers drops off.

The dwindling band of free-trade Democrats on Capitol Hill has been almost completely silent.

Plus you will be helping to save our dwindling supply of atmospheric oxygen.

Japanese newspapers have a large readership but are facing dwindling advertising revenues and falling circulation.

Lastly, we note that the supply of true AAA credits is dwindling.

After several days, you've become lost and your supplies are dwindling.

In part, this is a simple recession story, to do with dwindling demand for iron ore and the like.

Its distaste for the job seems clear from its dwindling purchases.

Japan has a growing stockpile of unsold whale meat, which is dwindling in popularity among younger consumers.

If the polls are right, however, trust is dwindling anyway.

According to almost every opinion poll, public support for staying in the fight is dwindling across Europe.

You're probably in a dwindling minority.

The other is dwindling profitability.

But Gabon's oil reserves were dwindling and Bongo saw a chance to cash in on another hot commodity.

But the choices among such local email programs are dwindling.

For news outlets facing dwindling print circulations and meagre online advertising rates, this is a glimmer of hope.

However, some scientists argue that other animals, such as foxes, are much more to blame for dwindling numbers of native species.

Hopes of survival of the other 7 are dwindling, Huang Jianfa, chief of the rescue team, said Friday.

But many newspapers have a surprisingly large, if dwindling, herd of paying customers.

Investors are rushing to buy sovereign bonds in America, Germany and a dwindling number of other "safe" economies.

They must also keep a grip on dwindling sources of credit.

Ten years in, though, the war has no end in sight and dwindling public support.

Even before the tsunami, catches were dwindling.

But for Mr. Bosco, the options were dwindling.

Given IPv4's dwindling address pool, that obviously wouldn't be a good thing.

That appetite is huge, but the supply is dwindling.

The planes were dwindling in the distance.

They are also an important source of ever-dwindling biodiversity.

A Lao policeman, who admits to having nothing to do, puts the town's dwindling population at 2, 000, down from 10, 000 at its peak.

Other sources of fuel are dwindling.

If they are not, they will find their competitive advantage dwindling.

Mr Geoana wants a rerun, but his support is dwindling.

Polar bears are in danger, numbers dwindling in the Arctic because of melting ice.

The supply of non-GM crops is also dwindling, which is forcing prices higher.

I could see the apples dwindling; some people left and some others came.

Still, he can foresee their numbers dwindling as great volumes of data are sucked up into the cloud.

The World Bank warns that dwindling water supplies will pit rich against poor, and rural against urban, in China.

We know that oil is a finite resource and even though the reserves today are considerable, we know that they are dwindling.

For example, yard managers can receive advanced warning of dwindling capacity by charting yard utilization over time.

With oil and other non of renewable energy sources are dwindling, more and more the green energy products field.

Certainly people are reflecting on the loss of a friend, a loss to our very tightly knit, but dwindling community.

Our supplies of food are dwindling, so let's go to the store.

Even if China grows more slowly in the next few years, its need for a middleman economy like Hong Kong's is dwindling.

He is, he says, "one of a dwindling band of people who actually met" Winston Churchill.

If the density of the dwindling of the South face bright, white field calibration density values, to enhance the brightness of colors;

Week after week, with unfaltering and steadfast spirit, Elijah watched that dwindling brook;

On the Logical Dwindling of Philosophical Thinking by Electronic Culture

The dwindling allure of building factories offshore

Experts Fear Fireflies Are Dwindling

Russian caviar stocks are dwindling fast

And what chance there may be is dwindling

But they were dwindling each year

just when we think that resources are dwindling,