Sentence examples for a contraction of about from inspiring English sources

"Indeed, eurozone business surveys like the composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) already point to a contraction of about 0.3% in the second quarter".

James Knightley, at ING, was more pessimistic, forecasting the economy would not return to positive growth until the first quarter of 2010 after a contraction of about 3.1percentt in 2009.

The maximum amount of surface relaxation is seen in Au-Fe (100) with a contraction of about 9.37%.

In another study, cessation of culling prompted a contraction of badger ranging within about two years, but recovery of badger numbers took around 10 years [25].

One is a contraction of they are, one is the possessive form of they, and one talks about a place or location.

It's a contraction of Berkeley Hunt.

A reading below 50 indicates a contraction of activity.

Darling will forecast a contraction of at least 3%.

"There's a contraction of labour resources in general.

Modem: a contraction of modulator-demodulator.

But what we really need is a contraction of both.