During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dead gray leaves.

暴晒且少雨的月份里，它们会枯萎、皱缩、变小，直至看起来像堆灰扑扑的枯叶。

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It is also a new type of standard contract at Internet times. The rise of the shrink-wrap contract challenges the traditional contract law.

拆封合同的出现对传统的合同法则提出了新的挑战，有关拆封合同的一系列法律问题亟待解决。

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Results Neostigmine can contract the intestinal muscle convulsively, shrink the blood vessel and dark the blood color.

结果新斯的明使肠平滑肌痉挛性收缩，血管变细， 颜色暗紫；

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In any case, a massive net sale of securities that would be necessary to shrink total Fed assets to pre-crisis levels would sharply contract the money supply and likely produce panic in the banking and financial system.

FORBES: The False Threat Of The Fed's Swollen Balance Sheet

Most forecasters predict that Latin America's output will contract this year and recover only modestly next year, so income per head will shrink.

ECONOMIST: Latin America's economies