In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, severe drought in 2000, following the coldest winter in decades, contributed to a contraction in output of 3.8 percent, with cereal production in particular declining sharply for the second year in a row.
Austerity policies imposed by the authorities contributed to a sharp contraction of the Greek economy last year.
While the lower level of inflation augured well for the growth of the economy, the consistently high interest rate has contributed to a general contraction in the economy.
Coinciding with a sharp drop in oil prices, those measures contributed to a 4percentt contraction in the Russian economy and sent its reserves plunging.
But Delta's recent struggles, and rumors about the impending contraction of its local subsidiary, Comair, have contributed to a deeper sense of economic anxiety.
… Just as cascading liquidations have contributed to a vicious cycle of both real and financial contraction, it is possible that recovery can be a virtuous circle in which improved financial and real economic performance are mutually reinforcing.
In Africa, the anticipated contraction in imports to the region in 2006 also contributed to a fall in end-of-season stocks in most countries.
The contraction of these social programs in the Reagan years contributed to a mounting crisis in the 1980's.
During this period of maximum glaciation, the drop in sea level created land connections and hence opened more suitable habitats for mangrove expansion among the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java, as well as between Australia and Papua New Guinea, whereas arid climates might have contributed to range contraction of mangroves in Africa and the New World [ 35].
Intrachromosomal looping may also benefit certain DNA repair and recombination reactions, such as V(D J rearrangements of immunoglobulin genes, or may contribute to an expansion or contraction of repetitive DNA elements, and it would not be too surprising if cohesin is involved.
