Sentence examples for were generally downbeat from inspiring English sources

Analysts were generally downbeat about the business.

Labour market experts are generally downbeat about pay and conditions catching up with the rest of the recovery.

The ICSR's Winter is generally downbeat on how the current political strategy for tackling online extremism is focusing so much attention on restricting access to content.

The tone of film noir is generally regarded as downbeat; some critics experience it as darker still—"overwhelmingly black", according to Robert Ottoson.

But the mood was generally good-natured, and perhaps even a little downbeat compared to a previous climate rally in November, which took place before the carbon price was repealed.

But The Pursuit of Love and her other works are generally regarded as literary comfort food, rather than as writing that is as important as some of the rather more downbeat novels written by her contemporaries.

Retail sales are expected to fall 1%, but traders might be bracing for a worse number after some generally downbeat reports from individual companies last week.

Publicis portrayed the deal as a vote of confidence in the continuing buoyancy of luxury goods advertising, in which, the company said, spending was expected to rise 7 percent worldwide this year, despite a generally downbeat outlook for advertising.

Despite its generally downbeat mood and an unfavourable response from music critics, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America within two months of release.

If a mopey Jimmy Carter were President of the U.S. today, the SSS might come under pressure to short American companies, as that would cohere with Carter's generally downbeat world view.

In a generally downbeat assessment of the state of the global economy, the Washington-based fund said it now expected the pace of expansion to be significantly higher than three months ago.