Sentence examples for pace of downturn from inspiring English sources

"The uncertainty is perhaps whether policy makers will be able to induce an improvement in business and consumer confidence to help ease the rate of decline, or whether the pace of downturn will accelerate further towards the end of the year".

The pace of downturns in other major euro member states is far more worrying," said Williamson.

A day after Wall Street found a silver lining in a report that said the U.S. economy contracted 6.1% in the first quarter, investors cheered the latest sign that the breakneck pace of the downturn is slowing.

Many economists argue that the aggressive pace of cuts has deepened the downturn by sucking demand out of the fragile economy.

Since the end of World War II, the first year after a recession tends to feature growth at roughly twice the pace of the decline during the downturn, implying a current pace exceeding 7 percent.

"Some people say we should be slowing the pace of welfare reform because of the downturn," he said.

The economic downturn means that the pace of urban renovation has slowed in many countries - and with it, the installation of eco-friendly buildings, with modern smart meters and efficient insulation.

But another executive associated with the project said that the pace of leasing has slowed because of the economic downturn.

It said work-sharing programs that had supported euro-zone employment during in the downturn might also retard the pace of labor market recovery.

Other technology firms such as Apple and Oracle have shone during the downturn and thrived despite the sweep and pace of globalisation even though their bosses Steve Jobs at Apple and Larry Ellison at Oracle can hardly be described as consultative, sharing types.

Demand for IT equipment, it was argued, would continue to grow briskly throughout any downturn in the old economy because the pace of innovation was so fast that existing IT equipment would rapidly become obsolete.