Sentence examples for deficits widening from inspiring English sources

That debate ought to take place, although with budget deficits widening under the impact of huge tax cuts and the costs of rebuilding Iraq and waging the war on terror, the likelihood of pursuing grandiose goals in space seems as remote as the asteroid belt.

The catalog of Mr. Bush's economic sins has long been an article of faith among Democrats: tax cuts for the rich that turned budget surpluses into deficits, widening income inequality, slow wage growth, a hands-off approach to regulation that ended with the crash of the housing market and Wall Street.

Rising oil prices often tip importing countries into recession, and can put pressure on currencies as current-account deficits widen.

But as pension deficits widen and big contributions come due, Greyhound's little-known exemption is just the kind of solution that many employers lust after.

With the overall trade deficit widening, securities are among the most significant American exports.

The budget deficit widened in October.

Special interests win; the deficit widens.

Israel's trade deficit widened in the year to February.

However, the 12-month deficit widened to $439 billion.

[A6.] Trade Deficit Widened in May The trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in May, to a record $31.04 billion, as both exports and imports declined.

The fiscal deficit rose sharply, the trade deficit widened, and foreign debt quadrupled during the 1980s.