During the same period, the purchasing power of the country's minimum wage has eroded to its lowest levels in decades, according to Government figures.

But cantonal power had been eroding for generations, the federal government wresting away more and more.

In recent years, though, agents' power has eroded as studios have produced fewer movies in an effort to regain control over costs.

Her authority was being undermined insidiously, she knew, her power eroded.

Among women with dependent children, the buying power of welfare benefits has eroded in the last 20 years.

They no longer knew what to do with themselves and, worse, in peacetime they discovered that their powers had eroded.

It is a warning not to let one's power erode one's trust in God.

But both Democrats and Republicans warn that the power of the Bush veto may soon erode.

But opponents say she is desperate, angry and watching her power erode.

The power of the Black population progressively eroded.