1.  With rising case loads and diminishing resources, it is hardly surprising that social workers often feel they can not win.

2.  Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.

3.  As in many other poor neighborhoods, in many other cities, the church in Newark has been steadfast, shifting diminishing resources from rich parishes to poor ones.

4.  In a time of diminishing resources, the need to sort out the needy from the pretenders is clearly urgent.

5.  The dismissal Thursday of Defense Minister Igor Rodionov removes a figure who failed to re-engineer the military to make the best use of diminishing resources.

6.  Facing bankruptcy and a crisis in leadership, the United Nations launched a three-week debate Monday focusing on survival in an era of diminishing resources.

7.  Rapidly diminishing financial resources and growing unemployment have forced Thailand to turn to the oil-rich Middle East as a source of funds and job placement contracts.

8.  The treaty comes amid increased conflicts over diminishing resources.

9.  It also expressed concern at diminishing resources.