Recent business surveys have had a downbeat tone.
A report called the Consumer Pulse Check, released last month by Mullen in Wenham, Mass., another agency owned by Interpublic, found that shoppers "are tired of feeling downbeat" and "want brands that make them feel good".
Does this mean that the children's publishing industry is feeling downbeat?
Denying yourself this particular enjoyable habit, doing away with that little luxury... if the sound of rain beating against the window pane isn't enough to have you feeling downbeat, a regime of self-imposed restraint will surely do the trick.
Those analysts feeling downbeat on the stock point out what they say is HEP's limited customer diversification and its financial leverage, which is higher than its pipeline peers.
If you are feeling more downbeat, snap to it with a jazzy quartet, or front up for an indie film festival or downtown comedy night.
It feels downbeat among the team.
He wanted this fantastical environment to feel downbeat and real.
Her best songs are downbeat, pregnant with tamped-down feeling.
Allardyce said he understood why the fans would be feeling a little downbeat but once again defended his decision to field a young side at Forest.
