21.   Corzine expresses concern that selling all his shares at once would diminish their value, an argument some analysts contest.

22.   Higher rates diminish the value of securities with a fixed rate of return.

23.   He was coming off knee trouble in San Diego that greatly diminished his value on the open market.

24.   Higher interest rates diminish the value of the rate of return on fixed income investments.

25.   Higher rates would diminish the value of fixed-rate munis, which are already considered expensive by many investors when compared with taxable securities.

26.   Higher yields make fixed-income securities like bonds relatively more attractive than stocks and also diminish the value of corporate profits.

27.   If economic growth spurs an acceleration of inflation, that would diminish the value of fixed bond payments over time.

28.   In particular, each new technology destroys or at least diminishes the value of old skills and old market positions.

29.   In the past, such information came in separately from various sources, which diminished its value in making decisions.

30.   Individuals had been avoiding municipal mutual funds for much of the past year amid concern that tax reform could diminish the value of their holdings.