Sentence examples for weakening prospects from inspiring English sources

Both seemed to hold themselves aloof from the public slugfest waged by their seconds, as if to avoid weakening prospects of unifying the nation when the moment arrives.

In explaining its move on Italy, S.& P. cited weakening prospects for economic growth and higher-than-expected levels of government debt as reasons for lowering its debt rating by one notch to A from A+.

The very bluntness of the Growth and Opportunity report reflects the seriousness of the moment the Republican Party faces: increasing difficulty holding on to its House majority; weakening prospects of regaining control of the Senate; and the threat of unending Democratic control of the White House.

When people talk about inequality these days, they are often talking about three different issues: the astonishing rise of the very rich, the stagnant wages and weakening prospects of the American middle class, and the large number of people at the bottom of the ladder.

A17 The attacks strengthen, not weaken, prospects of Congressional support for Mr. Bush's anti-missile plan.

A20 Immigration lawyers say the fact that Elian is now in the custody of his father probably weakens prospects for his being granted asylum.

Although economic strategies have been fairly successful, top-down decision-making practices have effectively excluded many local actors from the policy process, and the creation of special purpose enclaves in suburban areas has weakened prospects for the development of governance institutions at the metropolitan scale.

Another is that the flight to a safe harbor is a signal of weakening economic prospects abroad, which, in turn, are bad for the American outlook.

As a result, weakening growth prospects in these economies are weighing on commodity prices.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Friday that weakening growth prospects showed the country would struggle to improve its financial stability and generate new jobs.

Switching to VAT-type taxes has often undermined the possibility for redistribution, while encouraging the existence of large informal sectors - further weakening the prospects for future revenue mobilisation.