Sentence examples for grim sales from inspiring English sources

The carmakers' pleas for aid were underlined by the latest grim sales figures yesterday.

But they and foreign-based manufacturers like Toyota and Honda still face more months of grim sales as a result of weak consumer confidence and tight credit.

The stock market was pummeled on Thursday after two big companies issued grim sales forecasts and economic data added to investors' concerns that the Federal Reserve would soon start winding down its economic stimulus program.

And while grim sales prospects drained some of the usual optimism, there seemed to be little alarm over the simultaneous hearings in Washington over whether the government should provide aid to American automakers.

And so, despite the grim sales numbers, a visitor to Baselworld could easily be convinced that people all over the world share James Joyce's fabled predilection for wearing several watches at once, each set to a different hour.

IGNORE the worldwide recession -- it's pedal-to-the-floor at the Geneva auto show this year, a glittering showcase for six-figure supercars that seems unwilling to acknowledge the grim sales results being announced even as final touches were added to automakers' lavish displays.

The accounts looked grim as sales of luxury clothing dwindled.

A SOAKING June rain is blowing sideways through the meatpacking district of Manhattan, pummeling umbrellas and already grim retail sales.

Still, Ms. Vassell said she was aware that the downturn had a grim side: sales will slow, prices will fall, jobs and galleries may vanish.

In the north inner city, some of the signage has changed from the grim For Sales and To Lets of the past few years to the more hopeful Sale Agreeds and Solds.

Grim Fandango sales were poor despite the positive reception given to the game.