Whatever the reasons, the battle left the party severely diminished.

The playful, fun nature of the game was severely diminished.

The collection diminished severely and consisted in 1921 only of 565 animals.

And the chances of meeting this year's $18 million fund-raising goal were severely diminished.

"The opportunities for blacks to own and manage teams was severely diminished."

But under the new tax law, the usefulness of the trusts has been severely diminished.

Watergate severely diminished Nixon's ability to deal with these crises.

And as a result, some political analysts say that although there are more blacks in Congress, their clout has been severely diminished.

It is frustrating, confusing and severely diminishes the pleasure the writing could bring.

This precaution in particular would, I believe, severely diminish the chance of computer vandalism.