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US
/ˈkɑntɹæktɪŋ/
]
[ UK /kəntɹˈæktɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kəntɹˈæktɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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becoming infected
the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
How To Use contracting In A Sentence
- ( "Emblematic of this anticlerical mindset was the tendency to" laicize "the names of locations with two words of religious significance, by contracting them into one. Cristero Rebellion: part 1 - toward the abyss
- The paper hangs in its box frame, edges furling and contracting.
- As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor. The Mysterious Island
- Outdoor or extensively reared pigs that may be exposed to wildlife are at a greater risk of contracting trichinellosis from wildlife sources (6). ThePigSite - Global Pig Industry News Feeds
- Underlying all decisions about subcontracting is the desire to make the entire project profitable.
- The industry is highly vertically integrated, with poultry production companies (known as integrators) contracting with farmers (referred to as growers) to raise the birds prior to slaughter Number of broilers and other meat-type chickens sold in the United States, 2007 (Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, 2007). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The deer, commonly known as chital, were suffering from suspected pneumonia and succumbed on January 16 and 17, they said, adding despite best efforts the animals died within two days after contracting the disease. The Times of India
- Other problems may arise as a result of contracting.
- The booklet reflected the philosophy behind this managerial approach by showing the economic rationale behind subcontracting.
- The tax granted by the datary for the contracting of marriage out of the permitted seasons, is twenty carlins; and in the permitted periods, if the contracting parties are the second or third degree of kindred, it is commonly twenty-five ducats, and four for expediting the bulls; and in the fourth degree, seven tournois, one ducat, six carlins. A Philosophical Dictionary