This burden has been a continuing drag on spending.
To the contrary, however, some authorities believed that huge foreign debts would act as a continuing drag on growth and could have catastrophic results.
Rentokil Initial hit a near two year high after better than expected profits, despite the continuing drag of its struggling parcels business City Link.
Yannis Stournaras, the finance minister, says it is feasible for the government to run a primary surplus of 4.5% of GDP from 2016.The European Commission forecasts a modest return to growth, of 0.6%, in 2014, despite a continuing drag from austerity.
"Since the EU vote, we expect the current political uncertainty – and potential weakness in the UK's short- to medium-term economic outlook – is likely to act as a continuing drag on consumer confidence," he said.
However, it could be a continuing drag on earnings.
This will be a continuing drag on the economy and on the fiscal condition of both state and federal governments.
Otherwise, we're looking at millions more foreclosures, more devastated neighborhoods and a continuing drag on the economy".
The recovery is stuck in second gear because of flat or declining consumer purchasing power, the continuing drag of the housing and mortgage mess, and the fact that banks would rather speculate in securities than lend to Main Street businesses.
Anything short of that will just allow them to continue dragging us along their damaging path.
Others laugh as they continue dragging him along the street, trying to decide where to dump him.
