IATA had earlier forecast global passenger traffic to contract by two percent this year, with a recovery in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

"But,it is this television that does not want to sign a contract with the Union and does not want to pay royalties.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

The Thai economy is forecast to contract by as much as four percent this year, leaving as many as two million unemployed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The European Union predicts the German economy, Europe's largest, is likely to contract by 5.4 percent this year, a larger decline than the EU average.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

This week he signed a two-year contract with the North Melbourne club.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Senator Roland Burris also blasted the program, and the U.S.government's contract with Boeing for the work, during this exchange with Customs and Border Protection Agency commissioner Alan Bersin.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The Thai Futures Exchange introduced its first gold futures contract early this year, adding a new dimension for investors looking to reduce the risks of volatile commodity prices.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Earlier this month CIA director Panetta banned the use of contract - that is,non-employee - interrogators and ordered the agency's network of secret prisons to be shut down.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17