That is because the value of their nest egg is shrinking, through no fault of their own.

这是因为他们存款的价值在不断缩水，但并不是他们的过错造成的。

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While this loss of stature is attributed partially to shrinking bones and the other physiological effects of aging, some researchers say this is no coincidence at all.

虽然身高减少的部分原因是衰老所产生的骨骼收缩以及其他生理现象，但一些研究人员说这绝非巧合。

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Her face was still upturned, and her eyes had suddenly grown intensely bright, but he read no shrinking in them.

她的脸仍旧仰着，眼睛忽然变得异常明亮，不带一丝畏惧。

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Holbrooke already enjoyed a reputation for being overbearing and peremptory--qualities that were to prove indispensable at Dayton--and he is forthright about being no shrinking violet, engagingly quoting unflattering references to himself.

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United Stationers has helped to stabilize the independent-dealer sector (it's no longer shrinking) with better turnaround speed and more accurate order filling (to 99.8%), so shop owners can reduce their inventories without fear.

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And it will destroy living standards in a country that has no means of financing a current-account deficit and so must eliminate it by shrinking domestic purchasing power.

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