Sentence examples for cushion the drop from inspiring English sources

The economy was "trapped in a vicious cycle" and needed a big "jolt" to ease the flow of credit and to cushion the drop in private demand.

But the same market forces that made Vytorin and Zetia huge sellers could cushion the drop in sales, no matter what expert cardiologists are saying.

Planes are also equipped with other features that help cushion the drop, such as crushable aluminium inside the seats and landing gear designed for a controlled collapse during a crash-landing.

In addition, unlike Qantas and carriers in the United States and Europe, neither Singapore Airlines nor Cathay has a domestic market big enough to cushion the drop-off in international travel.

Barnet remain above them on goal difference and Burton's 4-1 defeat at Crewe leaves them with a one-point cushion above the drop zone, though they do have six games in hand over the Hatters.

Did all that liquidity cushion the 30% drop in that metal's price or add to its collapse?

Taking into account Young Duprè's equation incorporated with the Cassie parameter, the work of adhesion (Wad) between droplets and CP surface is significantly reduced because the decoration of CNTs offers an air cushion to repel the drop penetration.

The low Wad value between the droplets and the graphene surface can be ascribed to the fact that porous graphene sheets offer an air cushion to repel the drop penetration, inducing the low work required for the movement of droplets on graphene paper.

The decreasing functions of the surface fraction and the Wad value with the height reveal that the Ag nanowires offer an air cushion to repel the drop penetration, thereby inducing the low work required for the movement of droplets on the resulting silver surface.

A sensible tax policy could cushion this drop for small businesses -- say those hiring fewer than 500 workers -- while encouraging lower profits for global corporations.

Expenditure on professional services is expected to grow well, as is the trend among state and local authorities to outsource more of their IT.In Europe, too, demand from the public sector has helped to cushion technology companies from the drop in business elsewhere.