Sentence examples similar to had been austerity from inspiring English sources

The left said Miliband had been austerity-lite and confused, and pointed to Scotland and Ukip as proof that a return to the centre was no answer for the future.

The solutions have been austerity plus monetary excess.

Europe's answer has been austerity: savage spending cuts in an attempt to reassure bond markets.

And meanwhile, there has been austerity at the state and local level (calendar years here instead of fiscal, but that's not crucial): So the reality is that we have deficits because the economy is depressed, but relative to previous policy we've been imposing fiscal austerity, not stimulus.

Over the last couple of years, the focus of Washington has been austerity, austerity, austerity.

One reason for the drag has been austerity in federal, state and local governments, which have cut 605,000 jobs since February 2010, a drag on the job market's growth, even as private-sector employers have added nearly 6.5 million jobs.

It was as if the room had been conditioned by the austerity of the items.

Mr. Fleischer said sidelining the sports minister was important, given that Ms. Rousseff had been pushing for fiscal austerity.

The three had been rebelling against a government austerity package.

No new austerity measures had been demanded, he said, "but there are new challenges".

He added that no further austerity measures had been included in the blueprint for next year.