Sentence examples for substantially contracted from inspiring English sources

Throughout central Argentina the distribution of puma (Puma concolor) has substantially contracted and appears to be restricted to relatively pristine areas.

In situ exchange of the interlayer NO3 − with SO4 2− produced a sulfate derivative [Ln2(of)5(SO4)0.5·nH2O] of the same layered structure and two-dimensional crystallite morphology but substantially contracted d 002 basal spacing (from ~0.886 to 0.841 nm).

However, MSCs were able to substantially contract the artificial matrix only when RGD was present.

Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced the decision on Thursday in a memo that instructs officials to either decline to renew the contracts for private prison operators when they expire or "substantially reduce" the contracts' scope.

One federal official said the proposed policy would encourage procurement officers to favor companies with better compensation packages only if choosing them did not add substantially to contract costs.

The Greeks did actually cut their deficits substantially, but many of the reforms that were supposed to support growth did not occur and the economy contracted substantially.

He also acknowledged that economists could not agree on why such lending has contracted substantially over the last two years.

The options available to the government, should it continue its challenge to keep Nashiri's interrogations secret, have now contracted substantially.

Keyssar presents convincing evidence that the history of the right to vote has not been one of a steady history of expansion and increasing inclusion, noting that voting rights contracted substantially in the U.S. between 1850 and 1920.

Wachtel points out that the trading volume has contracted substantially this week as many investors step to the sidelines ahead of the Feds rate setting meeting next week.

Romer's pessimistic view has been somewhat vindicated by recent data revisions that found the economy contracted substantially more during the recession than first thought.