41.   Mostly, these comrades were glad just to gather once more, even if their numbers had dwindled.

42.   Not only are the numbers dwindling but the size is growing smaller.

43.   Officials are scrambling to find alternatives both for animals whose numbers are dwindling and for those species that are being reintroduced into places where they have been absent.

44.   Running back Ron Dayne has said, probably correctly, that his rushing numbers have dwindled because of the predictability of his use.

45.   Slowly our number dwindled.

46.   Some of those producers, like Carsey-Werner-Mandabach and Spelling, still work in television, but their number has dwindled.

47.   Some hard-core supporters refused to acknowledge that numbers had dwindled.

48.   Tagging crews say their numbers have dwindled.

49.   That number will dwindle in the coming weeks as losses mount for also-rans during conference play.

50.   That number has now dwindled to half as many.