diminishing returns. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To which I'd add that, to all intents, the term diminishing spare production capacity can be used interchangeably with peak oil. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Bulletin -] Reference
The circumvented brokers and weighmen envisioned the declining fruit trade would also be reflected in diminishing Peshawar municipal octroi receipts. From Wordnik.com. [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference
If ethno-sectarian differences are diminishing, that is in general a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
“You need to acquaint yourself with something known as the diminishing marginal utility of money.”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Case for More Tax Brackets] Reference
Second if that was true you can't compare GDP per worker hour, because of a little thing called diminishing marginal utility. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog] Reference
However, that gap appears to be diminishing, which is evident from some recent large sales that occurred in the second quarter. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange County Register - Homepage] Reference
A little economics concept called the diminishing returns curve throws a fatal wrench into all your zero-emissions plans doesn't it?. From Wordnik.com. [Is the FutureGen 'Clean Coal' Project Back in the Stimulus Bill?] Reference
In the present state of science, this value is exhibited in the form of an indefinite series of terms diminishing rapidly in magnitude. From Wordnik.com. [Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men] Reference
You can see it's kind of diminishing a little bit there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2008] Reference
Unless there is a structural change such as diminishing oil and gas supplies, the cartel is out-of-luck!. From Wordnik.com. [BMG gets into p2p] Reference
Or last month's report, which criticized Tehran for providing "diminishing" information and access to its current program. From Wordnik.com. [From the WSJ Opinion Archives] Reference
Note that many students said "diminishing" here, but that implies a greater decline than. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In the wake of ever "diminishing" workers rights in the province, Chouhan says he hopes the. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
If inflation increases, it acts as a discount rate, "diminishing" the future value of the periodic payments. From Wordnik.com. [Structured Settlements 4Real: What's Real in the Structured Settlements, Settlement Planning, Settlement Consulting and Litigation Recovery Management Space?] Reference
There are not "diminishing" returns to scale like "diminishing marginal utility" which suggests a rapidly declining rate. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
There are not "diminishing" returns to scale like "diminishing marginal utilitym" which suggests a rapidly declining rate. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It examines current health service challenges such as diminishing resources and increasingly complex health needs of patients. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Ireland Local News] Reference
Anthony Davidson has conceded that he may have to look elsewhere for a 2010 race-seat as his Formula One hopes are "diminishing". From Wordnik.com. [Planet F1 | Formula 1 News] Reference
"You mean," he asked wryly, "have they had a 'diminishing' impact?. From Wordnik.com. [The White Order]
Your policy's costs will then be drawn from diminishing assets. From Wordnik.com. [A Gamble On Life] Reference
I think that's true of some, yeah, but I think it's a diminishing number. From Wordnik.com. ['An Evolution'] Reference
Of diminishing use to the Russians, he became a "" dormant '' spy by 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Inside The Mind Of A Spy] Reference
He was going to use a strategy of diminishing her in order to save himself. From Wordnik.com. [An Affair To Remember] Reference
Water scarcity and diminishing returns from fertilizer will hobble harvests. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Food Crisis?] Reference
And many fail to stay in a job for long, further diminishing their influence. From Wordnik.com. [The Blacks In The Gray Flannel Suits] Reference
As for diminishing social returns and rising capriciousness, consider the GM-Pena dispute. From Wordnik.com. [The Regulatory Juggernaut] Reference
But the state of Pennsylvania, where I live, takes no cognizance of my diminishing visual acuity. From Wordnik.com. [Take Away My License] Reference
The reason: Jordan, at 33, has entered what an economist might call a period of diminishing returns. From Wordnik.com. [Let Him Walk!!!] Reference
Iraq and Iran were never much part of Edwards's message, so their diminishing resonance could help him. From Wordnik.com. [’Twas the Month Before Iowa ...] Reference
In making their case, Krugman and others refer back to a hallowed economic dictum, the law of diminishing returns. From Wordnik.com. [Why Barriers Don’t Matter] Reference
I have found that I am in a minority of people searching for the ever-diminishing pay phones with a volume control. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: HOW WIRELESS IS CHANGING THE WAY WE LI] Reference
I've just spoiled two endings, by the way, but they were spoiled for me years ago without diminishing my pleasure a bit. From Wordnik.com. [Now, Read it Again] Reference
The canal once flowed downhill, but as the city taps its aquifer for diminishing supplies of drinking water, the clay lakebed is collapsing. From Wordnik.com. [The Canal From Hell] Reference
"There might be diminishing returns for a good economy," says political scientist James Campbell of the State University of New York at Buffalo. From Wordnik.com. [In The Voters' Pocketbooks] Reference
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