diminution

He believes that the discovery of even simple alien life would be the latest chapter in the diminution of humanity's place in the cosmos.

In other words, what has been agreed is a fragile step towards some diminution of the fighting in Ukraine but with no guarantee of success amid an atmosphere of mutual distrust.

But conservatives criticized the move as a diminution of U.S. strength, and even the Democratic National Committee declined to endorse it.

“Those cities have not seen diminution of visitors due to the size of the levy. When we are seeing equivalents elsewhere, it is going to be marginal in terms of price disruption.”

The judge found, external that several elements of the act do cause a "significant" diminution of the rights enjoyed by asylum seekers residing in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.