Sentence examples for of a contraction from inspiring English sources

How large of a contraction is unclear.

In twenty-nine other cases, there was an economic slowdown that fell short of a contraction.

Moreover, in conversational speech, the "n't" of a contraction is barely vocalized.

Coleman also consistently put the apostrophe of a contraction in the wrong place — "doesnt_' "_ and "cant' " — as did the killer.

That was less of a contraction, however, than many analysts had feared.

The purchasing managers' index for manufacturing rose to 51.5 in September from 50.3 in August, beating expectations of a contraction.

(That too-clever use of a contraction allows the line to be more truthy than true: McCain flip-flopped on embryonic-stem-cell research in 2001).

But usually, even when the heart rate takes a prolonged dive, lasting well past the end of a contraction, the baby is fine.

If the case reaches trial, there is virtually no chance that the Twins could be part of a contraction for 2002.

Instead, it was the result of a contraction in credit associated with policy errors by the Federal Reserve and the collapse of thousands of banks.

The recession will continue; some analysts warn that the official forecast of a contraction in GDP this year of 5.5% will prove to be an underestimate.