Sentence examples for weak noting from inspiring English sources

Public interest groups opposed to the deal called Mr. Cohen's letter weak, noting that it did not make any funding commitments for local or national news.

Mr Bowden does not regard Mr Carter as weak, noting that he did not flinch from military action when political imperatives indicated there was no other way out; the rescue mission was actually aborted not by Mr Carter but by its gung-ho leading officer.

Only the butternut squash and pear bisque sounded a weak note.

• Banking shares ended the year on a weak note, with dealers taking profits after an unexpected rally on Tuesday.

But while the national economy added more than 100,000 jobs in December, the city ended 2010 on a weak note.

"Business investment appears to have started the second quarter on a weak note but should rebound over the final two months of the quarter," Mr. Ashworth said.

The stock market opened on a weak note after retailers reported mixed holiday sales and as the prospect of a new budget battle in Congress loomed.

Oil is finishing up on a weak note before Christmas, as the Saudi comments from earlier in the week [about not increasing production despite the recent slide] continue to weigh on prices.

The decline in sentiment shows that the 17-nation euro zone began the fourth quarter "on a very weak note," Jennifer McKeown, an economist in London with Capital Economics, wrote in a note.

The official index, due to be published Sunday, is expected to paint a similar picture, suggesting that the world's second-largest economy after the United States is finishing 2011 on a weak note, in tandem with the global economic outlook.

The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the economy's recent strength.