Sentence examples for a sluggish patch from inspiring English sources

But the underlying reality is that the U.S. economy has hit a sluggish patch, as tax hikes, the sequester, and recent statements from the Federal Reserve have combined to restrain spending.

Portas's formula, which manages to combine a large-scale operation with an impressively personal touch, could be just quiet revolution that retailers are desperately looking for in this sluggish patch.

Therefore the demand for films grows at a sluggish pace.

So expect a sluggish retail landscape for a while longer.

Amid a sluggish I.P.O.

But educational change is a sluggish affair.

Agricultural production rose by a sluggish 0.9%.

They were up by a sluggish 0.9 per cent.

Economists predict a sluggish winter for Japan.

Translation can be a sluggish triumph.

"It could be a sluggish start.