Sentence examples for a modest contraction from inspiring English sources

Even the gloomiest forecasters so far see only a modest contraction in 2009.

“It is possible that we could see some growth in the second quarter and we may see a spell of modest growth in the second half of the year, followed by a modest contraction, but this is not the end of the recession,” said Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Global Insight in London.

Thus, as I noted earlier, the rate of the advanced economies' economic contraction will slow down from the peak contraction of this year's first quarter (-6%) to a more modest contraction in the fourth quarter (-2%) and a very weak positive growth (0% to 1% in U.S., Europe and Japan) in 2010 with still sharply rising unemployment rates peaking at 10% in these advanced economies.

Prakken and Varvares said their "best guess" projection was for a modest economic contraction in the fourth quarter of this year, on top of the contraction in the third quarter, followed by a quick recovery in 2002.

If this really is all there is to Romney's economic platform, it amounts to a modest fiscal contraction accompanied by tax and regulatory changes designed to improve the economy's long-term growth potential.

Macedonia achieved modest GDP growth in 2013 after a small contraction in 2012; inflation is under control.

From a clinical perspective this suggests that subjects with myotonia need not warm up to a sufficiently large extent to produce muscle fatigue in order for the myotonia to dissipate, but nonetheless suggest a role for vigorous rather than more modest contractions as a means for resolving the muscle myotonia more quickly.

"We are expecting next year to be a bumpy ride for the economy, between modest growth and modest contractions until the second quarter of 2010, when we expect a recovery".

There appeared to be a modest rebound in histamine-induced contraction 1 to 8 hours after return to 37°C.

The paper recognised that aim to keep the tax take at 23.9% would have been harmful during the contraction, but suggests a modest increase in tax could now help achieve a budget surplus earlier than the 2020-21 projection.

From late 2009 the UK entered a modest recovery before again falling into contraction at the end of 2010.