1.  Administration officials say delays in making the allocations are caused by the difficulty of making fair decisions with diminished resources.

2.  He pledged to do it all in a world of diminished resources resulting from his pledge to balance the budget in five years.

3.  The endlessly multiplying claim on diminished resources of food and energy will put an end forever to any hope of equity, and with it of civility.

4.  They will help determine whether Giuliani can successfully manage government services in an era of diminished resources.