This applies whether your choices are narrowed because of ethical decisions or driven by other choices.
The shortfall narrowed because of stock market gains since October, John Joyce, the chief financial officer, said on Dec. 4.
That's where I disagree with Callil, who described his reach as being "narrow", because of his self-involvement.
One of the world's leading makers of computer-networking equipment, the 3Com Corporation, said yesterday that its first-quarter net loss had narrowed because of lower costs.
The Kmart Holding Corporation said yesterday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed because of lower costs after exiting bankruptcy court protection last month.
The biotechnology company ImClone Systems said yesterday that its fourth-quarter loss narrowed because of $2.2 million in payments on its cancer drug, Erbitux, from its partner, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Therefore, so this argument goes, differences in income levels and growth rates between countries should eventually narrow because of the low growth in productivity in the service sector.
The map below shows the huge, dark shadow over the state, the massive area where candidate petitions have been challenged and voters may therefore have their choices narrowed because of an unfair and outdated system.
In interviews, several agency scientists and consultants, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals, said the study was narrowed because of pressure from industry and its allies in Congress, and budget and time constraints.
Samsung also had a commanding lead in the lucrative smartphone market: 32.6 percent compared with Apple's 16.9 percent, although the gap is likely to narrow because of the iPhone 5's introduction.
