diminished

"Our fears and concerns have regularly been diminished and not acted upon," says Marc Levy, head of Greater Manchester's Jewish Representative Council.

Even after Betts regained the weight he lost, his strength remained diminished.

Postecoglou started with negative equity, which has already diminished, having never been a favoured appointment of the fans, but the 60-year-old feels victories will appease the doubters.

She and other experts also feared that less support and oversight from the federal government would result in diminished quality control at the local level, as many federal laws are delegated to states.

But they feared increased plagiarism on the part of students and diminished student creativity.