Sentence examples for as the shrinking from inspiring English sources

And as the shrinking polar ice caps make areas easier to access, the rivalry over Arctic resources will be intense.

The newspaper — whose name means "freedom of the press" — is a victim of poor management, John Henley writes, as well as the shrinking economy there.

The manner in which it was done -- not by a moment of geographical revelation but through a slow and methodical process of grindingly hard work -- was also a foretaste of exploration to come, as the shrinking blank spaces on the globe left ever-decreasing scope for wild imaginings.

Analysts said the decisions underscore the long-building preference of the soft-drink industry for high-fructose corn syrup - which is less expensive than the traditional cane- or beet- based sweetener - as well as the shrinking market of the sugar industry.

Ms. Schön, whom The New York Times described in 1968 as "the shrinking violet of the Italian haute couture" for her personal reserve, was contrastingly bold in her vision; as The Times declared in 1973, she did not "make clothes for shrinking violets".

The two fought over the middle ground — those in their 40s who remember the frenzied student protests for democracy in the 1980s, but who now worry about the soaring cost of educating their children, as well as the shrinking job market those children will face when they graduate.

As the shrink had evidently made clear, none of it had anything to do with Christie herself.

But even the magnificent Samantha Bond, as the shrink's sexually inordinate wife, is forced into overplaying her hand.

Back in the Vatican, Mr. Moretti, as the shrink, nearly hijacks the film with comic bits before Mr. Moretti, as the director, lowers the final boom.

When some clarification finally arrives, it's about as illuminating as the shrink's yammering about why Norman Bates done it in "Psycho," which is the point.

This special structure was also caused by the hydrolysis of the initial Zn(OH 2 matrix as well as the shrink of ZnO crystals during the calcination.