Sentence examples for weak in the first from inspiring English sources

That rapid collapse could only happen because their leadership was so weak in the first place: weak enough to allow the populists to rise up.

It warned last month that revenue would be weak in the first half of the year and strengthen in the second half.

"Prospects for the international economy have deteriorated further," Mr. Macfarlane said, while at home, "the economy weakened quite markedly towards the end of 2000 and remained weak in the first months of 2001".

The association predicted that demand would remain weak in the first half of next year but pick up substantially in the last six months, pushing the market to $150 billion, a 6percentt increase over 2001.

"There are concerns about earnings, because oil prices were high and consumer spending was generally pretty weak" in the first three months of 2003, said Jeff Kleintop, chief investment strategist for the PNC Financial Services Group in Philadelphia.

Growth for all of 2001 will be limited to 1percentt -- compared with the 2percentt growth forecast in the organization's report in May -- and remain "very weak" in the first half of next year.

Demand was weak in the fourth quarter, according to Greg Rand, a co-owner of Prudential Rand, which has offices in Westchester, Rockland and Orange Counties.

The Fed announcement came hours after the government reported that economic growth was unexpectedly weak in the fourth quarter.

But questions remain as to whether the money will be enough.South Korea's economy continued to look weak in the second quarter.

Before half-time Scotland were dismal - weak in the first-up tackle, blown away at the breakdown, it was as though last week's record Six Nations victory over Italy never happened.

GM’s financing arm, GMAC Financial Services, remained weak in the second quarter, posting profits of $293 million, versus $787 million for the year ago period.