The phrase "a slight contraction of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a minor reduction or shortening of something, such as a word or phrase.
Example: "The term 'info' is a slight contraction of 'information.'"
Alternatives: "a minor shortening of" or "a small reduction of".
The presence of a single arched eyebrow and a slight contraction of the lips cannot be used as evidence of male homosexuality, except when the subject is examining furniture from West Elm.
The initial figure had recorded a slight contraction of 0.1%.A bitter pillIndia's Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that favours the country's generic-drugs industry, the world's largest.
Solvating the slabs with 53 H2O molecules led to a slight contraction of the distance to the nearest water from the surface (OII in Fig. 2).
Analysis of the photographs for Ni Al revealed particles with defined dimensions with a slight contraction of the crystal lattice due to partial substitution of Al by Ni, having a grain size ranging from 2 to 4 nm.
There is a slight contraction of the Na-O nBu) boNa-O nBuh (2.2982(18) Å) relative to that for the OMe group of the anisole ligand (2.3997(18) Å), reflecting the anionic nature of the former even though the latter oygen atom has a lower coordination numbond
A small upward revision in figures for the first quarter, from a slight contraction to slight growth in gross domestic product, means that conditions in Japan do not yet meet the usual technical definition of a recession, two successive quarters of shrinking economic activity.
Speaking at a news conference in Dubai last month, Mr. O'Neill forecast a slight contraction for Dubai's economy in 2010 and "close to zero" growth for the economy of the emirates.
In ERα deficient mice, a slight contraction to Provinols™ and delphinidin were even detected (Figure 1C and 1D).
Simply breathe in and out through the nose, maintaining a slight contraction in the back of the throat.
Interestingly, the number of full-time independents earning over $100,000 has continued to grow, despite a slight contraction in the overall population of independent workers.
"L'Oreal recorded low growth because of a slight contraction in the consumer products division, as the mass market hit an air pocket in Western Europe," chief executive Jean-Paul Agon said in a statement.
