Sentence examples for has 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.

The incumbent Democrat, Jeanne Shaheen, is relatively popular in the state and is flush with cash — she has raised more than three times as much as the challenger, Scott Brown — but her lead has gradually shrunk over the past few months.

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".

Although the tumor had gradually shrunk, we could not definitively establish a diagnosis of a hematoma, as opposed to a GIST.

But her lead had gradually shrunk over the course of the campaign, during which she backtracked on a major social care proposal, opted not to take part in a high-profile TV debate with her opponents, and faced questions over her record on security after Britain was hit by two Islamist militant attacks that killed 30 people.

Historically widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, the species range has gradually been shrinking.

Record Company Investment: The value of recorded music has been gradually shrinking, but in recent years record companies have maintained relatively steady levels of investment in developing and promoting artists.

Under Mr Papantoniou the budget deficit, long-term interest rates and the public debt have gradually been shrinking to acceptable levels.