Sentence examples for significant drag from inspiring English sources

As one of the 30 Dow industrials, Boeing exerted a significant drag on the market yesterday.

In 2010 an undervalued renminbi was a significant drag on advanced economies, including the United States.

"We are talking here about a significant drag on the U.S. economy," he said.

Even if the situation stayed as it did today, that would be a significant drag on the economy".

The result will be a significant drag on the economy if and when interest rates begin to move up".

But economists at Bank of America, in a recent report, think it could become a significant drag relatively soon.

If the president wins on this issue, it still may not be a significant drag on mergers.

More is the pity overinvestment in mining (ie, diseconomies of scale) has been a significant drag on market sector productivity.

"This will be a significant drag in 2013," the chief financial officer, Kurt Kuehn, told investors in a conference call.

Until Congress gives the green light to "destroy" – ie experiment upon – stem cells, there will be a significant drag on progressing the research.

"Falling real wages has been a significant drag on the overall economic recovery in recent years, holding back consumers' purchasing power.