| Some films peter out purely on lack of effort in developing the main storyline. |
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| Over land they lose their strength and peter out, but not before causing some damage. |
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| But when it begins to peter out, the speculative nature of the undertaking is revealed. |
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| Prices take no account of the structural changes that happen when resources peter out. |
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| The Commission's central forecast assumes that the financial distress will peter out gradually. |
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| Today, the upbeats will become more downbeat as the trumpet tootles peter out and the sax puts a lid on the headlong rush of demisemiquavers for another year. |
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| We then rewind through the previous stories, expecting everything to come together with a bang, but instead seeing each tale peter out in a whimper. |
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| Its production must be carefully controlled, as it has a tendency to peter out, particularly in highly fertile soils in warm climates. |
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| The Committee fears that the processes used at the moment will lose steam during the transition period prior to the launch of the new system in 2006 and may even peter out entirely or stagnate. |
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| However, in implementing a phased reform with graduated stages, developing country Governments will have to be careful not to lose momentum and allow the reform to peter out or unravel. |
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| The foothills opposite are covered in collapsing terraces that peter out as the hillsides steepen. |
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| In the article, which looked at future oil supply, Mr. Rauch predicted that demand for oil will peter out well before supply runs out because, he argued, something cheaper and cleaner would come along. |
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| The satire seems to peter out halfway through. |
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| Output peaked in 2002 and may peter out in a decade. |
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| The last thing they need is for the DVD boom to peter out so soon. |
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| Will the path to constructive dialogue now peter out again in the aftermath of the Communist party conference and the far-reaching changes in personnel brought about by it? |
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| Tenacity: the project management team have to constantly keep their eye on the ball, otherwise there is a danger that the processes that have already been set in motion will peter out after a short time. |
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| Some even predicted that the new event would soon peter out. |
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| Probably the smaller or less-well-run distributors are going to sell out, get bought out for not a whole lot of money, or are just going to peter out over the next 10 years. |
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