Stock prices moved lower yesterday as volume contracted sharply.

Fourth-quarter output contracted sharply, almost all private analysts say.

The economy has been contracting sharply for three years.

The "mainstream" Protestant churches contracted sharply in terms of membership and influence.

Japan's economy contracted sharply in the fourth quarter of 2001, by 1.2 percent, the government reported today.

Jamie contracted sharply, like a big snake coiling, but I got hold of his arm before he could strike.

Yesterday it contracted sharply to 155.7 million shares.

The company's advertising business continued to contract sharply.

The deficit with Western Europe contracted sharply - to $769 million from $3.1 billion in July.

In the mid-200s, the supply of specie contracted sharply.