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Into winter, numbers at the protests have dwindled - but they still continue.

The protests on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue have dwindled in their size since the government increased fines and jail terms, but not in their frequency.

The snaking queues at petrol stations have, however, dwindled over the past few days.

For example, if a child received a more expensive home, the share of liquid assets such as cash and stocks dwindled.

Like most of the countries where Christianity first took hold, wars and economic lethargy — not to mention a relatively easier path to emigration — have dwindled Lebanon’s Christian population over the decades.