City housing officials say that their role has not diminished.

As long as serious music is not at or near the center of the discussion about art and society, its role will diminish.

You think sometimes when your role diminishes, you're not able to make an impact.

The central role of the United States in the world economy is diminishing.

It is likely he realized his role would diminish with Johnson's arrival.

Kardelj's role diminished in the 1960s, for reasons that have yet to become clear.

He returned to the Guardian, but felt that his role was diminishing as the years passed.

And they fill a void that was left as his role in the cable business diminished.

Traditional leadership remained significant, he said, but its role was diminishing.

He developed a serious drug problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished.