Sentence examples for contraction of about from inspiring English sources

"Indeed, eurozone business surveys like the composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) already point to a contraction of about 0.3% in the second quarter".

This implies a fiscal contraction of about 2% of GDP.

Central bank has predicted a first-quarter contraction of about 0.4 per cent.

James Knightley, at ING, was more pessimistic, forecasting the economy would not return to positive growth until the first quarter of 2010 after a contraction of about 3.1percentt in 2009.

Crystallization process of Pre-SiC fiber itself caused volume contraction of about 24.5%, which result in the formation of a gap between the fiber-tow and pyrolytic carbon (PyC) interface.

He predicted the recession would "deepen over the remainder of the year," with an overall 2012 contraction of about 1.5 percent this year and another 3.0 percent next year.

Before each trial, the subject was asked to perform two sub-maximal contractions of about 50% to warm-up, ensure the task was well understood and verify that the stabilisations were adequate.

For both polymers, the contraction of the clusters at about 34 °C causes a corresponding increase in the turbidity values.

The period of gravitational contraction lasts about 10 to 15 million years.

T. R. Gallo, the mayor of Kingston, one of many Hudson Valley cities still suffering from the contraction of I.B.M., gushed about the merits of Kingston's Rondout Creek, which is already lined with museums, marinas and restaurants, as a perfect backdrop for the project.

Expiration is an active movement brought about by contraction of abdominal muscles against the viscera.