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As to the man himself, there is a point at which virtue becomes vice, and vice versâ, and his pusillanimity in shrinking from the inconvenience and terrible disagreeableness of 'making a row' coincides with his good-nature.

Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle 1892

She recalled his shrinking from the boys, and his hasty refusal to go to the homestead.

A Little Bush Maid 1910

For each time Republican administrations have cut taxes in the name of shrinking government, this has instead shifted wealth from the lower and middle income classes to the top income brackets, which lowers the overall demand for goods and services.

Harlan Green: Starving the Beast of Government Starves U.S. Harlan Green 2011

All of which suggests that the question of how far voters truly want to venture in shrinking government will be the crux of the debate in the new Congress — and in the next presidential campaign, as President Obama seeks another term.

Unaligned Voters Tilt Rightward En Masse Gerald F. Seib 2010

For each time Republican administrations have cut taxes in the name of shrinking government, this has instead shifted wealth from the lower and middle income classes to the top income brackets, which lowers the overall demand for goods and services.

Harlan Green: Starving the Beast of Government Starves U.S. Harlan Green 2011

In addition, "Smart shrinking" is the term Drake Bennett of the Boston Globe recently used to describe creative urban planning that embraces shrinking cities.

Ginna Kelly: Sprawl and Cappuccino Cowboys Ginna Kelly 2010

I also remember Reagan raising the capital gains tax rate as part of the 1986 compromise, resulting in shrinking revenues.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Ideology and Economic Ignorance 2010

I'm afraid the New Yorker isn't alone in shrinking, my husband has been saying the same thing about Time Magazine, which I never read (I'd rather be knitting and ignorant!).

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

If URL shrinking is your thing, check out our Hive Five Best URL Shrinkers for a comparison of address helpers.

Untiny Reveals The Destination In Shortened URLs | Lifehacker Australia 2009

We've stabilized the economy; an economy that's was shrinking is now growing.

Jon Stewart Puts Obama in the Hot Seat During Daily Show Interview 2010