Sentence examples for a contraction of around from inspiring English sources

The mechanical response to light is fully reversible and consists in a contraction of around 20% along the director of the nematic liquid crystal elastomeric network.

But this year the World Bank expects it to shrivel by as much as 10%, though Keith Jefferis, head of Econsult, a Botswana-based consultancy, predicts a smaller contraction of around 6% before rebounding next year.

Luck was on our side because at the exact moment we arrived on Eastern Parkway, we ran into Andy and Aaron, two young skaters that knew their way around J'ouvert (a contraction of the French jour ouvert or day break).

The word battleship was coined around 1794 and is a contraction of the phrase line-of-battle ship, the dominant wooden warship during the Age of Sail.

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].

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.

Her face darkens with a slight tightening around the eyes and mouth; she registers a passing idea with a contraction of her brows or a drooping of her lids.

Modem: a contraction of modulator-demodulator.