Word: diminisher
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...library proposal, since the whole purpose of a library is to keep the dead alive. Memory is what we have of one another when we no longer have one another, which may be said of words as well. A more companionable relationship with the dead seems to diminish death's worst feature, absence. Dead quiet as a library is supposed to be, its residents are continually chatting up a storm. On any given shelf, at any given hour, Hamlet broods, Hitler rants, Plato dreams, and Grant, gracious in victory, permit Lee's men to keep their horses...
...concerted challenge from within the ranks of his own party, Fatah, which is not only proposing far-reaching changes to end the corruption and cronyism around Arafat but also working to ensure that the Palestinian executive branch is held more accountable to its elected legislature - all of which will diminish Arafat's personal power. While that may please many of the Israeli and Western leaders frustrated in their dealings with Arafat, the irony is that a more democratic Palestinian leadership could well be even less inclined than Arafat is to accept Israel's negotiating terms...
...students cannot meet minimal requirements in reading and mathematics, and debt continues to mount as school facilities fall into even greater disrepair. But despite the state’s well-intentioned push for immediate and bold action, its decision to outsource the operation of its schools will inevitably diminish the community’s voice in shaping its children’s education...
Such a discrepancy in demand for seminars could diminish the effect of expansion, since students may continue to apply only to a few of the seminars...
...subcommittee, suggesting several methods to address grade inflation, represents the beginning of a constructive dialogue on this critical issue. Unfortunately, almost all of the committee’s recommendations would be ineffective in fighting Harvard’s inflated grades, and some of the ideas would in fact diminish the quality of education that Harvard currently provides...