Sentence examples for weak economic position from inspiring English sources

MM Lee said former President Chen Shad-bian had left Taiwan in a weak economic position, which had enabled President Ma Ying-Jeou to come to power with his pledge to strengthen the economy through means including expanding the three links with China.

First among these is the lack of effective democratic control by the vast majority of the world's population, as large multinationals are able to impose demands on states that are in a weak economic position and their populations, demands that they cannot reasonably refuse to meet, although this does not mean that they meet them fully voluntarily.

The focus on increasing foreign investment in the health sector that these offshore hospitals represent is likely to be amplified by Jamaica's weak economic position.

The European view of the United States resuming tort liability is generally circumspect since workers are in a weaker legal and economic position than the employer.

It is however likely that females are in a weaker socio-economic position to travel abroad for medical education.

Britain's military position, like its economic position, is weaker now (at least in relative terms now that communist China has given up communism), and the electorate's war-weariness may be closer to Corbyn's lifelong peace-mongering.

Company officials said the company's financial and strategic position was "better than ever" despite the weak economic environment.

Weak economic conditions, for example, could continue.

"Against a weak economic environment and a recent period of lower gross win margins, we have already announced decisive cost actions which together with further savings recently identified will leave Ladbrokes well positioned when the upturn comes".

Weak economic growth has occasionally been compatible with presidential reelection.

"That's overshadowing the recently weak economic data".