1.   Fish populations shrank, and captains spent more time looking for hot spots.

2.   As populations shrink, retailers vanish, clinics close and school districts consolidate.

3.   But it seems harsh to punish those who have done well for their elephants by supporting those who, for whatever reason, have let their populations shrink.

4.   But Shanghai is the most cosmopolitan city in China, and its population is shrinking anyway.

5.   Democrats said they had to do so because inne-city populations were shrinking.

6.   Growth of most cities far exceeded state averages while the rural population shrank.

7.   Spain and Italy will see their populations shrink by more than a quarter in that period.

8.   Surface bacteria had less food, their population shrank and they consumed less oxygen.

9.   The palace population is shrinking, as royal relations and hangers-on are given the boot.