Sentence examples for has steadily shrunk from inspiring English sources
Yielding to popular pressure, the government has steadily shrunk the culling radius.
In Gaza, where an Islamist Palestinian group, Hamas, has held sway since 2007, the tiny Christian population has steadily shrunk.
THE global stock of refugees, those who escape war or persecution by crossing a border, has steadily shrunk in recent years.
CitiHoldings, created in 2009 as a home for such unwanted and noncore assets, has steadily shrunk over the last two years.
But the Republicans' redoubt of white voters — whites have backed the Republican nominee in every election since 1964 — has steadily shrunk from the combined effects of immigration and disparate birthrates.
While spending on Social Security and health care has ballooned over the last 20 years, the national defense budget has steadily shrunk.
In 1996, a majority of Republicans claimed that the deficit had increased under Bill Clinton, when it had steadily shrunk instead.
Wild animals and birds have been tracked by satellite since the 1980's, but transmitters have steadily shrunk in size and now include global-positioning satellite technology accurate to 30 feet.
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, reported yesterday at the meeting that Betelgeuse--a red supergiant that, back in 1921, was the first star ever to have its size measured--has steadily shrunk in diameter by 15% over the past 15 years.
The rural population in the U.S. has been steadily shrinking, though urban and rural economies have many similarities, according to the USDA's economic research service.
