"About the only fly in the ointment in this release was the unemployment rate, and even this is really evidence more of the huge surge in the labour force [up by more than 1m].
"Weak wage growth remained the fly in the ointment of the labour market report, albeit with signs that pay pressures are gradually picking up, with average hourly earnings up 2.2% on a year ago.
(For treatment, the authors recommend prescribing a benign antiparasitic ointment to build trust, and supplementing it with an antipsychotic).
Because the UN process relies on agreement among all parties, it only requires one fly to spoil the ointment.
Then, in the second half-reaction, the electrons and hydrogen ions combine with carbon dioxide to create energy-rich carbohydrates, such as glucose, which plants use to grow.In this section Fly in the ointment Hunters and shoppers The hormone of laddishness A sunnier outlook ReprintsIt is the first half-reaction which provides the potential for an energy source.
However, there are some large flies in the ointment.
The firm also sent a further signal that the empire-building era is over, announcing a doubling of its dividend and an expanded share-buyback plan returning cash to investors rather than hoarding it for big acquisitions.There is, however, a fly in the ointment: America.
Authorities have also frozen more than 1.7 billion yuan ($285m) of funds in Founder's bank accounts.In this section A tangle of anxieties Drop of the pops Kung-fu fighting Saved by the well Pump aligning In the ointment Zoning out ReprintsThe other combatant in the dispute is Beijing Zenith, a low-profile private holding company.
After preferences The fear in Little Managua A fly in the ointment First come, first served The Versace controversy ReprintsVersace revelled in eclecticism, and this was especially American.
Having one without the other is no different from having neither.There is only one fly in the researcher's ointment.
