Sentence examples for were already shrinking from inspiring English sources

Officials at the police and firefighter unions noted that their ranks were already shrinking through retirements and resignations.

But in explaining Tuesday why he would not go further and lift penalties to allow farmers to plant on conservation land, the secretary explained that economic forces were already shrinking the program.

Its population is already shrinking.

The workforce is already shrinking, imperiling future growth.

Detroit is already shrinking on its own, of course.

A recovering economy is already shrinking near-term deficits.

The police force is already shrinking through attrition.

China's population growth will flatten and then fall; its labour force is already shrinking.

Western Europe's working-age population is already shrinking, though not as fast as Japan's.

The Head Start programs in his state are already shrinking because of sequestration cuts.

The focus on benefit cuts also conveniently ignores the fact that benefits are already shrinking.