11.   When the Oilers were a lame-duck franchise in Houston, after the announcement of plans to leave for Tennessee, Astrodome crowds steadily dwindled.

12.   Workers began restocking the display pegs after the crowds dwindled, indicating there was plenty more to go around.

13.   But crowds dwindled and viewers tuned out by the millions.

14.   By nightfall, the crowd had dwindled but tension had increased.

15.   Crowds have dwindled sharply after the Soviet Union broke up and the government no longer orchestrates the celebrations.

16.   Now the crowds have dwindled, the delirium has subsided, and the festivities are about to give way to serious strategy sessions for Hamas.

17.   The crowd dwindled to hundreds overnight but grew to thousands again Monday.

18.   The crowd dwindled to several hundred, who threw stones at police, smashed vehicles and set dozens of tires on fire.

19.   The Pacific Bell Park crowd had dwindled considerably by the time the run was scored.