Sentence examples for less brisk from inspiring English sources

In Saudi Arabia, buyers are more wary and the ministries less brisk.

21, have sold out quickly, others have done a less brisk business, leading Mr. Obama's team to discount some packages and offer new ones at relatively low prices.

While economists see spending remaining strong this year, they expect the pace of growth to be less brisk than in the last three months of 2010.

Atlanta must hope that Mr. Spano's flair for programming will prove as apt for audiences perhaps less adventurous than Brooklyn's and for a climate less brisk than Tanglewood's.

The modest slowing, almost entirely because of less brisk growth in exports, helped reduce inflation to 6.5percentt in December from 6.9percentt in November, the government said.

[C2.] Signs of Economic Cooling in China China's industrial production and money supply grew at a slightly less brisk pace in May, evidence of economic moderation after signs of overheating.

George C. Scott is touting reliable service while the rather less-brisk Willard Scott is promoting the wonders of letter-writing (a campaign partly funded by the postal service for a nonprofit group called Healthy Aging).

Business was, shall we say, less than brisk.

That the Oscars managed a watchable show, much less the brisk, entertaining one we got, was a surprise.

Brisk walking is promoted by many PA campaigns as an example of MVPA, but in actuality, the walking performed by many is less than brisk.

There were other minor but noticeable improvements: Pedestrians were allowed to walk along 42d Street as far west as the Avenue of the Americas, meaning about a dozen businesses could reopen, if to less-than-brisk sales.