The phrase "a significant contraction in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a notable decrease or reduction in a particular area, such as economics, health, or other fields.
Example: "The report indicated a significant contraction in the economy during the last quarter."
Alternatives: "a notable decrease in" or "a substantial reduction in".
If they were forced to do so, there could be a significant contraction in consumer credit".
The latest quarterly review of the Bank for International Settlements BISshowsows that the turmoil in Europe can be blamed for a significant contraction in cross-border lending to emerging markets since the middle of 2011.
An apparent cessation of activity around Mound 2 occurred during the Early Classic, which is consistent with a significant contraction in population at the site at this time.
In the life science tool category, Muken believes that there will be a significant contraction in demand for capital equipment, as companies will be spending less on research and development tools.
By some estimates, those exports have fallen by one million barrels per day, which also represents a significant contraction in global supplies.
The overall decrease in handle is one of the forces that resulted in a significant contraction in the number of race days at tracks throughout the country.
However, the presence of this isolated population suggests that S. brachyodon, being a native Mediterranean species, is well adapted to such an extreme event and it is unlikely that the fire caused any significant contraction in population size.
Whether it, in and of itself, is enough to actually induce a significant contraction, which in retrospect we'll call a recession, is yet too early to make a judgment on.
A significant enrichment of the hydrophobin protein family occurred in W. ichthyophaga (to 26 representatives), and on the contrary, a significant contraction occurred in W. sebi (to 12 representatives; Figure 4A).
These countries currently face a significant contraction of both public investment in infrastructure and private investment in buildings and, as a result, the unemployment is particularly noticeable in the civil engineering and building sectors.
Indeed, as expected, lowering sulfate concentration in the external medium necessarily results in a significant contraction of all the analyzed sulfur pools of the roots, whilst Cd stress produces a typical increase in the level of NPTs, probably due to the activation of GSH-dependent PC biosynthesis, without affecting the sulfate content of the roots.
