The phrase "a dramatic contraction of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant reduction or decrease in something, often in a dramatic or noticeable way.
Example: "The recent economic downturn has led to a dramatic contraction of the job market, leaving many without employment."
Alternatives: "a significant reduction in" or "a sharp decline in".
South Sudan faced a "dramatic contraction" in its gross domestic product, a "massive depreciation" of its currency and an "exponential rise in inflation".
Mr Pandit is believed to be an advocate of the bank's current (still vast) scale; others are said to want a dramatic contraction in Citi's balance-sheet.
After the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman warned that the high-flying Chinese stock markets faced a dramatic contraction, the high-flying Chinese stock markets suffered a minor contraction on Thursday.
However, Atg7 −/− CD8+ T cells fail to inflate and instead undergo a dramatic contraction leading to a failure to form a MCMV-specific CD8+ T cell memory pool.
In remarks after the speech, the American described as "excessive" the pace of fiscal adjustment "It has been excessive and contribute to this dramatic contraction of the economy," he told me.
According to Federici's analysis, this belief was clearly reflected in the dramatic contraction of the number of weddings celebrated on the 17th of each month.
After having expanded its balance sheet during the period 2008-11, pretty much as the Fed had done, the ECB started a period of dramatic contraction in its balance sheet (and thus in the euro money base) from 2012 onwards.
So many years of atypical, read manic, economic expansion is followed inevitably by an equally dramatic contraction.
The prime minister's remarks were his first detailed response after official figures showed a dramatic 0.7% contraction in economic activity in the second quarter of 2012.
Our habitat suitability maps confirm a dramatic range contraction for this species over the last 100 years.
