And inventories have continued to shrink after the recession ended in the spring.

The value of the company's 42.6 percent stake in Gemstar is almost sure to shrink after yesterday's ruling.

"They start to shrink after a couple of days," he said.

Public support for the teachers, weak at the beginning of the strike, shrunk dramatically after the first several weeks.

An American spy shrinks to a height of 6 inches after an accident.

The size of the tumor and how quickly it shrinks after initial treatment.

The shrink ray turns out to be faulty, however, as items shrunk return to normal size after a period of time.

But when the tourism business shrank after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, she could not manage much time for herself.

The legislature shrunk in size after the election of 1934 from 112 seats to 90.

Japan's gross national product actually shrank slightly in the last three months of 1991 after the long economic boom.