11.   As foreign investment in the countries could fall markedly and local demand is shrinking, the foreign securities firms could not earn enough to cover their operating costs.

12.   However, what happened in those two countries proved that overproduction could easily topple such industrial giants once market demand shrank.

13.   Many employers complain that they are discouraged from hiring new employees when demand increases, because it is almost impossible to let them go when demand shrinks.

14.   Many employers complain that they are discouraged from hiring new employees when demand increases, because it is almost impossible to fire them when demand shrinks.

15.   Oil prices have collapsed, and demand is shrinking.

16.   The company is planning to export motorcycles for the first time next year as the domestic demand shrinks.

17.   With everyone cutting costs, domestic demand will shrink and the economy will risk coming to a standstill.