Sentence examples for general slump from inspiring English sources

But the real question is whether a more general slump follows.

But he too believes the world should escape a general slump.

The general slump, after years of breakneck growth and soaring prices, has spread its poison through the economy.

Those problems and the general slump in equity investing in Japan have combined to badly erode the exchange's daily volume, which is down 75percentt from its peak.

It blamed the recent dry spell for poor sales of its outdoor wear, as well as the general slump in consumer confidence.

We don't have to," Van Beurden insisted while saying a general slump in costs across the industry had meant that the business was now making money again in the central North Sea.

Both scooters and motorcycles have suffered from the general economic slump, experts say, though scooters have suffered most.

Today, amid concerns that a housing slide could lead to a general economic slump, American anxiety about migration is rising again.

But Deborah Luhrman, a travel industry consultant in Madrid, said that a pernicious trio of factors was keeping them home: the general economic slump, fear of terrorism and fear of SARS.

Economists say the extraordinarily high rates are in part a result of the general economic slump across the region, but are also a consequence of inflexible labor market rules that make entry into the work force particularly difficult for young people.

When they began pulling back on travel during indications of a general economic slump in the winter, companies began "watershed" reviews of existing travel policies that are likely to have long-term effects on the freewheeling business-travel market, he said.