31.   Inflation diminishes the value of fixed-rate assets.

32.   Inflation is bad for bonds because it diminishes the value of their fixed-income return.

33.   Investors are shying away from tax-free investments with yields near two-year lows and lingering concern that tax reform could diminish the value of munis.

34.   It has also lost its appeal because low inflation rates in much of the industrialized world have diminished its value as a hedge against price rises.

35.   Kemp has been a proponent of flatting the federal tax brackets, a measure seen as diminishing the value of munis compared with other investments.

36.   Members of frequent-flier plans can sue airlines over retroactive changes in benefits that diminish the value of miles already accumulated, the Supreme Court ruled.

37.   Municipal bond yields are seen higher as investors say munis are good value even with the prospects of tax reform that could diminish the value of existing munis.

38.   Municipal bond yields fell as investors say they are good value even with the prospects of tax reform that could diminish the value of existing munis.

39.   Of course, if the dollar rebounded from its record low, it would diminish the value of any gains abroad.

40.   One irate parent even sued the Iowa Test company, claiming that his property value has been diminished by what may be false charges.