Panetta's "finest" U.S. Navy "that has ever existed" has shrunk from 316 battleforce ships in 2001 to 287 in 2011, a decline of 10percentt.
And what industry has ever decided that for the good of its customers, it ought to charge less money, or shrink?
The fault lies with a party that for 50 years has been nurturing an ever shrinking base, often playing the race card and advocating policies antithetical to basic American values.
Of course Mr. Cedillo and Mr. Koretz have their allies, an ever shrinking handful of city residents who seem to be living in the distant past.
The 1/4 lb patties are larger and if you've ever grilled burgers that are 80% lean you'll know that they shrink up.
On the other hand, if you've ever wanted your dreams psychoanalysed without the need for a $300 an hour shrink appointment then Dreamcrowd is for you.
It's likely some of that expansion has to do with the ever shrinking age of cell phone adoption.
Bill Bradley, who has been trying to expand the ever-shrinking privacy rights of a presidential candidate, was reduced this week to answering a question about whether he had ever cried after losing a basketball game.
You know, 'You're the best black lieutenant I've ever seen.' 'Thank you very much, sir, but I want to be the best lieutenant you've ever seen, not the best black lieutenant you've ever seen.' Obama has not shrunk from his heritage, his culture, his background, and the fact that he's black, as other blacks have.
Government spending on unemployment insurance has soared, and it's hard to imagine the program ever shrinking back to its prerecession size.
