1.   The protests fizzled, and his party has lost clout by staying outside the talks, but his personal power to attract votes remains formidable.

2.   But government officials say the protests are fizzling.

3.   Government officials say that the protests were fizzling.

4.   The Sakhalin protest began as protests fizzled elsewhere.

5.   Those protests have fizzled for now, and the situation in Parliament settled down as governing party lawmakers began handling large issues, including the budget.

6.   Two people died, and the protests fizzled.