11.   He said that making the Internet a tax-free zone would diminish the power of the states and increase the power of the federal government.

12.   He worries, for instance, about the proposal to limit congressional terms because it will ultimately diminish the power of less-populous states such as Kansas.

13.   His vocal power obviously was diminished.

14.   In gaining power, Museveni diminished the power of political leaders in the north, especially of the Acholi tribe, which had dominated the military under previous governments.

15.   In recent years, as an elected official, I have become deeply troubled by efforts of some to diminish the power of the federal government.

16.   It does not diminish the power of the local lords.

17.   Its impact was to help diminish GOP power in a state with a huge Hispanic population that had been dominated by Republicans for years.

18.   More recently, age and injuries have diminished his power.

19.   More recently, injuries have diminished his power.

20.   Ms. Shalit argues in her book that such magazines diminish female power by advocating sexual helplessness and round-the-clock availability.