Sentence examples for given the slump from inspiring English sources

Investors may have feared an even worse performance, given the slump in the oil price.

One way to say this is that that given the slump in Latvian output after 2007, you should have expected a huge external adjustment from that fact alone.

A team sent by Mr Annan to inspect Iraq's pumping capacity reckons that even the $4 billion estimate is optimistic, given the slump in oil prices.

Given the slump in demand in Europe, "we felt that this is not a cyclical but a structural change," he said.

In any case, given the slump in Labour's popularity in recent weeks, and the surge in support for List Fortuyn, such an outcome would be unwise.

But he conceded that a break during a slow time of the year will be helpful, given the slump in tourism since Sept. 11, 2001.

But the gambling bill might have passed anyway, he said, given the slumping economy and heavy lobbying by gambling supporters.

Given the slumping stock market, he said, "the rush to buy equity is going to fall way off".

Dr. Kim is not a millionaire blogger yet, and given the slumping online advertising market, he faces some hurdles as he expands the site.

It's not clear to what extent compensation was shifted this way, but the Time Warner people are furious about having been shortchanged, given the slumping shares.

MURPHY TAKES A SEAT Terry Collins gave the slumping infielder Daniel Murphy a day off against the Pirates left-hander Wandy Rodriguez.