Sentence examples for for a shrinking of from inspiring English sources

By calling for a shrinking of government, he is promising to shrink the federal work force.

The result is the familiar American paradox of beneficiaries of government largess who passionately call for a shrinking of the state.

It has become a rallying cry for many in the Tea Party, who have called for a shrinking of the federal government's reach and power and a deference to states beyond Washington's enumerated powers.

This shows a shrinking of support for the opposition as well as for a group of left-wing parties.

Competing for a shrinking sliver of undecided voters, many of them women, their engagements at times bordered on physical as they circled each other or bounded out of their seats while the other was speaking, at times more intent to argue than to address the questions over jobs, taxes, energy, immigration and a range of other issues.

Meanwhile, AOL struggles with the prospect of fading into irreversible irrelevance, a collection of tired brands for a shrinking core of customers hanging on mainly because they are too lazy to change their AOL.com e-mail addresses.

Suicides among military veterans, though up slightly in recent years, account for a shrinking percentage of the nation's total number of suicides — a result of steadily rising numbers of suicides in the general population, according to a report released on Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

There were several people of my rank for a shrinking number of positions.

Prices have increased rapidly even as sales have dropped, a function of increased competition for a shrinking pool of available properties.

Analysts said the moves against Vladimir Yevtushenkov this week looked like a raid on his business by Kremlin-connected forces, and were a sign of an intensifying battle for a "shrinking pie" of resources.

Among them is the demographic shift that has left schools competing for a shrinking pool of 18-year-olds while a huge population of older people shop around for retirement homes.