Sentence examples for because of a shrinking from inspiring English sources

The month's jobless rate brings the average for 2012 to 8.2 percent, compared with an average in 2011 of 9 percent, though most of the "improvement" is because of a shrinking labor force, not more hiring.

And while the Killers have never matched the sales of "Hot Fuss" — in part because of a shrinking recording business — they haven't done badly at all with their revamp.

Through the first four months of the year, she played in six L.P.G.A. events, her number of potential paydays slashed because of a shrinking tournament schedule and a slightly higher percentage of events restricted to fewer players.

They gave tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions to Democratic lawmakers from the city, and then, when it seemed that Gov. George E. Pataki might scale back the company's contracts because of a shrinking prison population, they turned their attention to him.

This is because of a shrinking demand for their goods and services in austerity-hit western economies but also a shortage of credit from Western-owned banks that are too scared to lend to East European firms and households.

But this has become increasingly difficult because of a shrinking number of treatment slots.

The result will be a loss of economic influence.Governments hate the idea of a shrinking population because the absolute size of GDP matters for great-power status.

Financially, dilution isn't really a big deal, because even a shrinking slice of the proverbial pie is still valuable if the size of the pie — the value of the company — continues to grow.

Ford, though, is struggling more than other automakers because it has a shrinking share of the shrinking auto market.

"The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned," Gore said.

"The Pentagon is in a bind because there is a shrinking number of people that meet all their criteria, but there are certain standards that shouldn't be jettisoned just because we need recruits," said Phillip Carter, a fellow at the nonpartisan Center for a New American Security in Washington.