Sentence examples for deficit has slipped from inspiring English sources
The schedule for cutting the deficit has slipped, and ministers are touting pre-election giveaways like tax cuts and free school meals.
After years of surpluses before the recession, Russia's federal budget has slipped into a deficit.
India's balance of trade in business and financial services has slipped into modest deficit from a surplus five years ago.
The city has slipped from surpluses to deficits precipitously, feeling the combined effects of the recession and Sept. 11 that have caused tax revenues to plummet.
He has limped through his first months in office as New Jersey has slipped further into fiscal poverty, posting the biggest budget deficit in the state's history.
It also means that the euro area, which exports roughly the same amount as it imports, has slipped into recession before America and Britain, which both enjoyed long consumer booms on the back of large current-account deficits.
The prospect of tighter rules was especially worrisome for Greek banks because they hold a lot of Greek government bonds, whose credit ratings have slipped in recent months because of the country's deficit woes.
Only two sectors have slipped.
