In light of high prices at the pump, a weak durable goods report and a buyer willing to pay but not pay up for new homes, I think were seeing signs of a slowing down in consumer spending which, if protracted, will impact the overall growth rate of our economy, negatively.
That being said, the transnational influences on the conflict may make it even more protracted, heightening the humanitarian impact.
Our data strongly suggest that the impact of protracted WTC work exposure was of critical importance and should be considered in future disaster plans.
Under typical conditions, slight increases in glucocorticoid levels due to a protracted negative feedback may not impact women.
Even if fought at a low level of intensity, protracted ethnic conflicts have a great impact on the affected society.
Businesses and investors are concerned that if this strike is protracted, it will have a damaging impact upon manufacturing and on the wider South African economy.
The defense ought to be dominant, but we should not underestimate the impact of Kam Chancellor's protracted hold-out.
Through a review of programmes in fragile and conflict-affected states and situations IFAD has identified a number of lessons to achieve the desired impacts in fragile states and protracted crises: (i) More profound in-country knowledge is needed; (ii) Project objectives and design in fragile states should be clearer and simpler.
Mr Hamilton points out that the impact of an oil spike is protracted and asymmetric; dear oil continues to hurt growth quarters after the spike, and subsequent price declines do not have a stimulative effect equal in magnitude to the contractionary impact of the rise.
In a statement, Banco Popular's chief executive, Richard L. Carrion, said, "It is our firm belief that accepting the agreement is the preferred course of action -- one that avoids potentially protracted litigation that could have had a negative impact on the bank, our clients, our employees and the communities we serve.
