It had to keep moving to reach San Francisco in twenty-five days as required by the government contract.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

But in Washington the rating system is not governed by the labor contract with the teachers union.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

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

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

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