Brokers said the emergence of such a large lender was welcome at a time when the mortgage market had suffered a significant contraction of supply.

经纪人表示，在抵押贷款市场经历了严重的供应收缩之际，这样一家大型银行的出现是可喜的。

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This is really a difficult time for you because your whole life has been vision, excitement, recruiting, positive growth, and suddenly you are faced with contraction.

这段时间对你来说很困难，因为你整个人生就是设想，激情，招聘，积极成长，而突然你就面临着收缩。

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An electrical wave traverses the heart each time it beats, co-ordinating the contraction and relaxation of the chambers that pump blood around the body.

随着心室的收缩和舒张将血汞到了全身，心脏跳动一次，电波横穿心脏一次。

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Secondly, the ratio of Nasdaq to NYSE volume fell below 100% for the first time since 1998, indicating a contraction of speculative buying.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's index of manufacturing activity showed a bigger-than-expected contraction in August, one day after a New York reading showed a contraction for the first time this year.

WSJ: Stocks Approach Multiyear Highs

That would put the UK back into a recession - technically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction - for the third time in about four years.

BBC: Budget 2013: Bank of England gets new orders