The stunning speed of the downturn has made for a sudden nightmare for producers, who face shrinking revenue next year.
The money could also be directed to states that face shrinking tax revenues as the economy contracts.
Good pianists face shrinking prospects on the concert circuit, but the wisest of the good put roots down in academe, travel and perform where the opportunities present themselves.
With the numbers of 17- and 18-year-olds in the population remaining flat for a few more years, sixth-form colleges would face shrinking funding under the Tory plans, just at the point where teenagers are compelled by law to stay in education of training until the age of 18. Overall, Labour's pledge is an improvement on the Conservative offer, especially at the nursery and 16-18 levels.
As medical professionals face shrinking reimbursement, loss of control over health care decisions, and limited resources, surgical specialties must reevaluate the need to teach their members business survival skills.
As communities face shrinking fisheries and wildlife populations, children are sent far into the forest to hunt ever-scarcer game.
Once one business cuts costs by making its workers "independent contractors," every other business in that industry has to do the same -- or face shrinking profits and a dwindling share of the market.
Fannie and Freddie hold a combined $5 trillion in mortgage guarantees on their books but face shrinking earnings and a zero-capital predicament -- a situation David Stevens, head of the Mortgage Bankers Association MBAA), called "unheard of".
At a time when health care providers face shrinking reimbursements and ever-greater demands on accountability and compliance, it's not difficult to understand why some professionals are driven away from careers in empathy.
To faces shrunk under a mask of sadnessI bow down.
