11.   All pretense of populist sentiment had vanished, as he used his power to settle purely personal scores and reward a dwindling number of friends.

12.   Brokerage firms faced fierce competition for a dwindling number of deals and used audit services to build relationships with new clients.

13.   Bulgaria is one of the dwindling number of European nations where the US dollar still goes a long, long way.

14.   But for many among the dwindling number of Holocaust survivors, daily life remains a struggle.

15.   But no one suspected that this slowly dwindling number was the net result of a constant, raging battle.

16.   But that advantage may not mean much because of the dwindling number of targets for the US arsenal of precision-guided munitions, or PGMs.

17.   Buying these gems means buying locally, thereby helping to preserve the dwindling number of small farms in this country.

18.   Civil rights leaders say the dwindling number of consent searches is an indication that the practice should be outlawed completely.

19.   Concerned about dwindling numbers of Pacific salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service listed two salmon populations in California under the U.S. Endangered Species Act Thursday.

20.   Dwindling numbers line up for free meals in midtown Manhattan, and the southern half of Central Park is relatively free of nighttime inhabitants.