end contraction

基本解釋

The year-end contraction in credit was even steeper.
去年年底的信貸萎縮甚至更爲急劇。
And so on. A couple of features like just what a "word" really is, or just what a contraction can end with, take a bit of thought, but the syntax of EBNF doesn't get in the way.
需要考慮的是幾個特性，類似於到底什麼是“字”，或者可以用什麼符號結(jié)束縮寫，但是 EBNF 的句法不會成爲障礙。
America's unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent and is widely expected to top 10 percent by the end of the year, even if economic contraction ends before then.
目前，美國的失業(yè)率爲9.7%，據(jù)廣泛預期，今年年底可能還會上陞至10%，盡琯屆時經(jīng)濟萎縮已經(jīng)結(jié)束。
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After a slight contraction at the end of 2008, the economy has been growing modestly this year.
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The company expects that in conjunction with the strength displayed by its construction activity index, the economy will rebound by 0.8% in the first quarter after an unexpected 0.5% contraction at the end of 2010.
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Also, the German Bundesbank said Monday the German economy has seen significant contraction heading into the end of the year.
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