Sentence examples for the contraction is from inspiring English sources

The contraction is compelling, but the release is equally important: its completion makes the percussiveness of the movement.

The contraction is also pushing the firms to move into trading of other financial assets, like international stocks and currencies.

The contraction is most pronounced in North Dakota, one of only three states, with Connecticut and Rhode Island, to lose population in the 90's.

"But while evidence is mounting that the worst of the contraction is behind us, a broad economic recovery is still some time away".

The contraction is due not only to the recession, but to Focus's struggle to retain a younger generation of evangelicals who identify it with their parents.

Significant at speeds approaching that of light, the contraction is a consequence of the properties of space and time and does not depend on compression, cooling, or any similar physical disturbance.

Archer said: "While Italian manufacturing activity contracted at the slowest rate since last September, the contraction was appreciable".

The contraction was partly due to a drop in domestic demand, down by 0.5% in the April-June period.

The contraction was caused by the negative impact the global financial crisis was having on German exports, which had been the engine of the country's growth.

Though the contraction was only 0.1percentt, it was worse than German officials had predicted, and the news is already sending out shock waves across the rest of Europe.

The provisional figures show that the contraction was a result of lower consumer spending, companies running down inventory and decreased exports, INSEE said.