For that matter, whether the economy itself grows or shrinks is a secondary consideration.

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Once the inflows end, the key metric to watch is whether the trading float of shares grows or shrinks.

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How successful bike-sharing is this summer will partly determine whether the next mayor expands, shrinks or scuttles the program.

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Roth's advantage over non-Roth alternatives shrinks or disappears if you assume that your tax bracket will be lower in retirement than it is now, says Joel Dickson, an economist at the Vanguard Group.

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As I wrote in Find Your Courage, life shrinks or expands in proportion to our willingness to put ourselves at risk, to leave the past in the past and to boldly step forward in creating a future that honors who we are, and the dreams that inspire us.

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Working at home, full or part-time, shrinks the number of hours wasted commuting and allows greater flexibility that is often critical to maintaining a family.

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Yield ratios may not be reliable at times of lower inflation, or when the supply of government bonds shrinks.

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The tax burden shrinks as the value of the property or vehicle purchased falls below the highest taxable value.

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Christians are invariably defensive because any topic they broach or respond to gets hammered by atheists as the atheist population grows and the Christian population shrinks within that community.

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