Mr. Mineta, however, said it was unrealistic to expect substantial expansion before 2014.
While experts remain divided on the likely scale of the problem, it is realistic at least to expect substantial changes to some sectors (such as lorry driving).
Administrators at Ernst & Young (EY), who were formally appointed on Christmas Eve, have warned staff to expect "substantial redundancies" at the parcel firm's depots around the country.
Staff at City Link, many of whom learned of the company's collapse on Christmas Day, have been told by administrators to expect "substantial redundancies" among its 2,727-strong 2,727-strong
"Much will depend on the consumer, and we feel that the headwinds for consumer spending remain too brisk to expect substantial help on this front as the year progresses," Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist for MFR, said.
"Much will depend on the consumer, and we feel that the headwinds for consumer spending remain too brisk to expect substantial help on this front over the near to medium term," Joshua Shapiro, the chief United States economist for MFR, said in a research note.
"Much will depend on the consumer, and we feel that the headwinds for consumer spending (the foremost of which are over-leveraged balance sheets and lingering labor market weakness) remain too brisk to expect substantial help on this front as the year progresses," Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist for MFR Inc., wrote in a research note.
The company wanted to roll out a new analytics process to support the sales teams, and my clients knew from experience to expect substantial pushback.
This research setting is apt because the history of the sugar economy and slavery in this region led us to expect substantial variation in levels of African ancestry [35].
Given the limited traction gained in the fight against the unhealthy commodities industries to date, it would be unrealistic to expect substantial gains in the short term.
