But we must be sure we have taken the measures to diminish the risks to the maximum."

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"From dust we have come, to dust we shall return. In no way would this diminish all those very important human dimensions to the experience of death.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

It also is issuing health alerts to hospital delivery wards to diminish the risk of death in childbirth due to hemorrhage, which is more likely among obese moms.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

"Heart failure really begins to increase over the age of 60 when the chances of heart transplantation diminish, so this is going to be a major therapeutic option for a great many patients in the future,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.27