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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an overall shrinking of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a general decrease or reduction in size, quantity, or extent of something.
Example: "The report indicated an overall shrinking of the population in urban areas over the last decade."
Alternatives: "a general decline in" or "a comprehensive reduction of".
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Fresh GDP figures suggest an overall shrinking of 0.1% this year.
I believe the top firms in any industry will continue to thrive for decades to come, but there will be an overall shrinking of the bottom and middle tiers of firms as they yield to well-run marketplaces.
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A United bankruptcy filing would also portend a further overall shrinking of flights and capacity, probably including reduced service to regional markets.
During the sputtering, a part of the surface with the pristine catalyst is also removed from the edges of the walls, causing overall shrinking of the patterns.
San Francisco's nearly 15-point lead a year ago shrunk to about six points, with an overall score of 86.5 to San Jose's 80.6.
Prime Minister Zhu Rongji has vowed to cut the number of township officials by 70percentt as part of an overall effort to shrink China's bloated bureaucracy.
In all, they found, the number of ponds had shrunk by at least 17% since 1948 and had overall shrunk in size by about 30%.
That week, for instance, the government announced a sharp increase in the unemployment rate, to 6.5percentt in October from 6.1percentthehe previous month, and a shrinking of the overall economy.
By calling for a shrinking of government, he is promising to shrink the federal work force.
One is that the shrinking of the overall market — the current selling rate is about 10 million vehicles a year, down 40percentt from two years ago — has created opportunities for carmakers that do not need to sell millions of cars to make money.
Limited degradation of cytoskeletal proteins may result in increased shrinking of the overall muscle cell, which is ultimately translated into drip loss.
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