"shrink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The population of this area has been shrinking ever since the war.
- It was the first time the economy shrank since the middle of 1985.
- The Jewish community has been shrinking since the mid 20th century.
- The homicide rate for adults 24 and older has actually been shrinking since 1981.
- What makes the growth of exports significant is that the domestic market has been shrinking since the early 1980's.
- The department has shrunk by more than 15 percent since 2001, with 805 officers remaining on the force as of July 1.
- But the department has been shrinking since 2001, when the number of officers peaked at 40,710.
- And their ranks have shrunk since 2003 even as air travel has increased.
- The economy shrank by 1.6% in the final quarter of 2008, its worst performance since mid-1980.
- Analysts had expected a 2 percent rate of increase in the quarter, when the economy shrank for the first time since 1993.
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