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Vote dilution is often described as the diminuation of the voting power of a bloc of voters, specifically minority voters.
Archive 2006-03-01 Matt Johnston 2006
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This diminuation of letters was first seen in the Cathach.
Archive 2008-07-01 Dafydd 2008
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This diminuation of letters was first seen in the Cathach.
Durham Cathedral Library, MS A II 10 Dafydd 2008
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It shows the continuation of the strong tradition of the diminuation of letters after an enlarged intitial.
Durham Cathedral Library, MS A II 10 Dafydd 2008
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Well, as this is South Germany, the -chen diminuation forms are rarely used.
Hallochen? C N Heidelberg 2008
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It shows the continuation of the strong tradition of the diminuation of letters after an enlarged intitial.
Archive 2008-07-01 Dafydd 2008
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No diminuation of your good self intended there, I did the same with Agent to the Stars.
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Since not to abide within our own limits and the laws ordained of God, but to go beyond, is not an addition but a diminuation.
NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians Editor 1889
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Hist. ', t. iii., p. 313; and on the diminuation of atmospheric pressure in the tropical portions of the Atlantic, in Poggend.,
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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It has not led to any diminuation of hostilities between the US and the ALBA countries.
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