Word: diminisher
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...nations were the fighters. It would be a story of all sorts of miseries, cruelties and war horrors. The death lists would increase. The assurance that the soldiers had that their beloved ones were being looked after, would be gone, and the number of men on the field might diminish. Would it not tend to bring the war to a close? Would not war's carnage be so great as to force even the nations involved to make greater efforts for peace...
...Sugar, Steel, and Tobacco Trusts which he declared had for some time maintained prices far above the general average, successfully withstanding all the hostile attempts of rival corporations. It was only when the Government took a hand in the matter that the power of these Trusts began to diminish. Combination might be prevented but only Government regulation or prohibition can be a safe guard against monopoly...
...readiness we judge our contemporary colleges by the single representatives from them who who now and then come among us or whom we meet during the summer months. So long as we remember that Harvard is being judged in the same way, the danger of her being misjudged will diminish...
...changes made primarily to diminish the likelihood of physical injury were, briefly, as follows...
...with his own hands bridges, plates, or other carriers of artificial teeth. The dentist of the future will make all the designs or patterns needed, just as the orthopaedic surgeon does; but he will employ skilled mechanics working in a dental laboratory to execute those designs. This change will diminish the amount of mechanical labor to be done by the professional man. Numerous analogous changes have already been made in other professions...