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to shrinkage
noun
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
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"But public school budgets have proved amazingly resistant to shrinkage even with enrollment declines".
Their appearance is attributed to shrinkage after solidification, though concentric weathering can produce a similar appearance.
That would lead to shrinkage of credit, which is not what you want right now".
But few existing dry cleaners were inclined to switch because "wet cleaning" takes longer, increases labor costs and can easily lead to shrinkage or other quality problems.
Hotter summers will lead to shrinkage, heave and subsidence so existing properties may require underpinning and new stock may need stronger foundations.
She's twenty-five pounds lighter than she was when found, owing to shrinkage brought on by the drying process that scientists in Russia used to preserve her.
However, they are not as widely used as the simple acrylics because of their higher cost and because they are somewhat prone to shrinkage in clothes dryers.
But that makes them vulnerable to shrinkage in their prey population and to man-made chemicals that accumulate going up through a food chain.
Sintering is a process whereby particles bond and coalesce under the influence of heat, leading to shrinkage and reduction in porosity.
It said: The incoming chief executive's need to improve capital ratios leads us to halve our dividend per share forecast as well as move from modest loan growth to shrinkage.
They are sticky and in summer, due to shrinkage, develop deep cracks.
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