With ongoing contraction, the cloud flattens, because it is easier for matter to follow the attraction of gravity perpendicular to the plane of rotation than along it, where the opposing centrifugal force is greatest.
There is the ongoing contraction by state and local governments, which is sure to be a head wind for growth and which could spiral into something worse if a crisis emerges in the market for municipal bonds.
"These numbers are rather consistent with the bleak picture painted by business surveys, showing an ongoing contraction of activity," wrote François Cabau and Phillippe Gudin of Barclays Capital in a note to clients.
"The ongoing contraction to the construction sector shows yet again the damaging impact of the failed economic policies of both the SNP government and the UK government.
"The fact that the number of firms raising money successfully remains at such low levels confirms an ongoing contraction of the venture capital industry, which will serve well those funds that can obtain commitments — but that group is becoming more and more narrow".
It's a tall order, and the markets are skeptical; but the industry's ongoing contraction will eventually lead to higher margins, and the inward-looking Commerzbank, rather than the internationally distracted Deutsche Bank and Dresdner, is angling for the domestic-banking pole position in this post-2005 world.
The collision of the Indian and Asian plates is accompanied by a low convergence-shortening ratio (about 1.2) since the convergence is partitioned both in the subduction and shortening, and the subduction is relatively slower than the ongoing contraction in the upper and lower plates (Doglioni et al. 2007; Gong and Chen 2014).
"There is an ongoing contraction in venture capital available to later-stage companies".
The ongoing contraction of the home video business has driven entertainment giants including Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures to seek ways to release movies on home video much earlier than usual.
One is the ongoing fiscal contraction.
Burn scar contractures are the pathological outcome of excessive scarring and ongoing scar contraction.
