Alternatives to a debt restructuring are fast disappearing.

Terrorist attacks on Russia did not cease or decline.

However, his options are shrinking rapidly.

In times of war, environmental considerations regrettably pale into insignificance.

As their legitimacy and funding diminish, so does their effectiveness.

On the run for years, he had watched his resources dwindle, even as his anxiety kept him on the move.

The costs of reducing emissions pale in comparison to the possible risks the world faces.

But, with today s dormant markets, the pickings are slim.

However, the numbers are dwindling due to emigration to other countries.

The Arab proportion of the population had, since early 1948 started to dwindle.

The higher the wage cost, the lower the subsidy, until it has tapered off to zero.

Efforts to build peace are less likely to succeed if women do not play their rightful role.

Yet the Kremlin s stake in Bosnia pales in comparison to those of the EU or US. Russia s attempts to close the high representative's office, regardless of whether the job is done, must be rebuffed.

Its strategic relevance, even in the transatlantic partnership, is destined to weaken further.

The crisis is not yet forgotten, but the window is closing.

As statist models of economic development become more appealing, democratic governance will become less so.

Moreover, the land and infrastructure needed for parking would be significantly reduced.

All of this is bad news for Europe, because once this global crisis is over, Europeans will simply have become less important.

Europe s economic strength relative to the rest of the world may therefore diminish, perhaps sharply.

In that case, the benefits would wane in importance as new competitors entered the banking fray.

A country s property rights in foreign oil assets are likely to diminish as the oil price rises.

As such, the need to locate procurement and logistics experts, or support managers, with equipment is of decreasing relevance.

As China s economy grows relative to the economies of its trading partners, the efficacy of its export led growth model must inevitably fade. As a corollary, the returns on massive infrastructure investment, much of which is directed toward supporting export growth, must also fade.

1. Mr. PONIKIEWSKI (Poland) said that many delegations feared that the spirit of the Rio Conference was fading away.

The importance of ASW capability in the Western Pacific has not waned.

But all of these mistakes pale in comparison with what China did to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in July.

It is all the more important that we remember this today, because these threats are not becoming fewer, but are only transforming and changing their appearance.

After all, the longer one is unemployed, the harder it is to find a full time job at a decent wage.

Yet these challenges are nothing compared to the momentous tasks of institutional transformation that await authoritarian countries.

As a result, the prospects for meaningful continuation of Israeli Palestinian talks look even dimmer than they did before.

As members of the First Committee are aware, the list of countries still outside the chemical weapons ban is shrinking quite dramatically.

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With each passing day, our ability to prevent what might become an unparalleled human tragedy diminishes.

The SOEs compete in product and labor markets with the private sector, but less so in capital markets.

Detractors ultimately fall back on the argument that multilateral lending to middle income countries is waning along with demand.

As global oil demand increases, there is not enough capacity to meet it a cycle that will continue until demand collapses.

But what has been gained may be far outweighed by what has been lost the hope that if Saddam and his tyranny could just be removed, decency, stability, and normalcy could be restored.

Yet, the international community allows poverty to destroy lives on a scale before which the impact of all of the world's natural disasters pales into insignificance.

You know, Americans have always been eternal optimists, but over the last three and a half years, we've seen hopes and dreams diminished by false promises and weak leadership.

As the world's ability to support the huge numbers of people alive today dwindles, we will not die peacefully in our sleep.

But the facilities resources are dwindling, and they certainly would not be sufficient if Spain and Italy were to seek support.

The greatest risk that we run is erosion of the Security Council s credibility, and, with it, a diminishing capacity to confront grave threats to peace.

While our underlying concerns are unlikely to diminish, our thinking about the ways in which those concerns might be met is very flexible.

But the importance of the distribution of seats pales in comparison to that of the longer term changes in Israeli politics implied by Kadima s victory.

At the same time, we must face the facts fossil fuels will not last forever, and some supplies may dwindle soon.