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Fitzpatrick knows better than anyone that those sky-high personal numbers are easily within reach, but to attain them would diminish the offensive whole, and that this is no zero-sum game. If he were to throw at the expense of Dawson’s touches, opponents could key on the pass and eventually limit his effectiveness...
Parker said that dismissing the case would not diminish the tragedy of Colono’s death...
...said no, it would be too confusing," says Mann. "So I took my cues from her." Several years later, when her grandson called to tell her that he was being confirmed in the Catholic Church, Mann recalls thinking, "I'd love to ignore this, but how can I diminish such a milestone in his life?" She sent a congratulatory card--though she could not bring herself to buy one with a cross or a mention of Jesus...
...related dementia is often preceded by small declines in cognitive function,” said Jennifer L. Weuve, a research fellow at the HSPH who conducted the study. “Memory, the ability to learn and the ability to focus—those are things that start to diminish in the early stages...
...always wish for more. NATO needs more forces because we have an ambition to go [into western Afghanistan, where there has been unrest in the city of Herat]. If I look into the more distant future, [calls on NATO's] participation or leadership will increase, not diminish. NATO's performance will be more and more judged on the way it's running its operations. We need very close relations with the U.N. We need very close relations with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. NATO should be able to play a role in Darfur. NATO's assistance would...