Sentence examples for gradually shrunk from inspiring English sources

However, like the rest of the UK steel industry, it has gradually shrunk.

It's worth noting that the gap between basic cable and broadcast television has gradually shrunk as satellite and telecommunications companies have joined the fray.

Since 2007, however, war-related violence has declined more than tenfold, even as the role of United States forces has gradually shrunk.

In the past 10 years, innovation has gradually shrunk to just 14% of IT budgets, down from 30% when our first study on this topic was conducted in 1999.

At one point, there were 110 children with nowhere to go, a figure that gradually shrunk, as some parents apparently decided to pay for private education, and others received places in schools that had earlier appeared full.

If the Fed had not taken the step it did, the central bank's balance sheet would have gradually shrunk, which would amount to a passive tightening of monetary policy — what Mr. Bernanke called "a perverse outcome".

A significant gap remains in dollars, but it is gradually shrinking, the official said.

As it progresses the surviving retina gradually shrinks in size, reducing vision.

Abortion laws are an island unto themselves, and that island is gradually shrinking".

Chinese manufacturers' backlogs of orders are gradually shrinking in many industries.

Hamilton casts Gingrich as a ridiculous figure who gradually shrinks in stature next to the president.