Sentence examples for increasing sluggishness from inspiring English sources

Nobody seriously thinks of returning to the socialist systems of the Soviet type - not only because of their political faults, but also because of the increasing sluggishness and inefficiency of their economies - though this should not lead us to underestimate their impressive social and educational achievements.

These side effects suck, especially when your friends pile in for your increased size and sluggishness.

Other causes of fatigue, such as medication side effects or chronic illness like depression or heart disease, can increase the feeling of tiredness or sluggishness.

Variable markups alone generate sluggishness in price adjustment and increase the size of the contract multiplier, but their effects are modest.

As one of the most unsettled years in memory comes to a bumpy conclusion, Madison Avenue is anticipating an improvement; big advertisers -- buoyed by an economy that by some measures appears to be emerging from its sluggishness -- are looking to increase their marketing budgets.

"However, continued sluggishness in both the domestic and global economies will increase the risk of a rate cut, inflation permitting," they said.

Despite clear agreement about the increased prevalence of poor-quality drugs and the absence or at least sluggishness of state assistance, other aspects of the substandard drug problem are more controversial.

But the Business Council of New York State supports the practice of keeping fund balances low, even though its members are now facing an automatic tax increase at a time of widespread economic sluggishness.

Bloomberg officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity yesterday, said that this round of cuts -- the fourth since last January, were needed because the City Council approved an 18.5percenttaxax increase, rather than the 25percentt increase the administration initially sought, and because of continued sluggishness in the economy.

Against a backdrop of prolonged consumer stinginess, reinforced Friday by reports of a scant monthly increase in August retail sales, an anemic back-to-school performance may herald more economic sluggishness to come.

The huge increase in government spending in the past few years has crowded out private sector activity and contributed to the sluggishness of the recovery.