Sentence examples for shrank the figure from inspiring English sources

The two officials decided that Weinman must be asked to modify his design for the half dollar it was hoped that if Weinman shrank the figure of Liberty, and lowered the relief, the piece would prove coinable.. Weinman arrived at the Mint on the 11th.

He noted that whereas, ten years ago, only eighty-seven per cent of the Antarctic Peninsula's glaciers were known to be shrinking, the figure now seems to be a hundred per cent.

More benign equity markets helped shrink the figure to about £35 billion in early 2006, but it has risen again, to almost £50 billion.Three-quarters of all FTSE 100 firms have closed their plans to new members.

With the unemployment rate rising and many wages shrinking, the figures show the danger of being overextended on credit.

While the federal government continues to shrink — the September figure is down 3.1 percent from a year ago — state and local government jobs have begun to grow again, albeit slowly.

Although the sections for ISH shrank, the scale bars in the figures are not adjusted for such shrinkage.

Although the new figures shrank the debt-to-GDP ratio to 11% in 2013, from 19% in 2012, the rebasing has exposed a weaker tax base.

Keep shrinking until the figure looks about the same size as the people in the group photograph.

Secondly, the nanopore shrank (Figure 2) or expanded (Figure 4) based on the ratio of nanopore radius to oxide membrane thickness, which is a strong indication that hydrocarbon contamination is not involved in the shrinking process.

If Box can continue to shrink that figure, it will help the company make the argument that its losses are investments for future incomes.

The government has promised to shrink that figure to 4.5 percent in 2012, and to 3 percent by the end of 2013, with an eye to achieving a balanced budget by 2016.