Sentence examples for is gradually shrinking from inspiring English sources

This kind of detente ultimately favors Russia's involvement, but only in the gradually-shrinking sphere of influence that is gradually shrinking around the Assad regime.

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

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

Broadcast television remains the dominant medium for advertising, as the $9 billion upfront market attests, but its prime-time audience is gradually shrinking.

Shifting cultivation is still common in some parts of the region (notably the remote interior areas of Myanmar, Vietnam, and the island of Borneo), although the amount of land so utilized is gradually shrinking.

But the volume of mortgage-backed securities on the Fed's balance sheet is gradually shrinking as mortgage loans are paid off early (usually because they are refinanced) or reach maturity.

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

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.

The Aral Sea has been gradually shrinking since the 1960's after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects.

The old middle class still has a desire for both survival-oriented and development-oriented consumption; however, for those working in the service industry, their income growth has been gradually shrinking.

Automation and globalization had already been gradually shrinking the workforce of the big auto giants and the population of Detroit, which reached a height of 1.85 million people in 1950 but has now dwindled to approximately 700,000.