I'd had nearly four years of experience looking at these clocks, but their sluggishness never ceased to surprise. If I am ever told that I have one day to live, I will head straight to the hallowed halls of Winter Park High School, where a day has been known to last a thousand years.
Quotes about sluggishness (11 Quotes)
We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.
We believe this update is a combination of management's typical conservatism and sales sluggishness from the unusually warm weather,
We expect pressures to remain for the present. We're not kidding ourselves, ... As we look at the current near-term outlook there's sluggishness out there. However, the long-term picture is not entirely negative. The fundamentals for economy remain very positive for the industry as a whole.
We were unable to sustain a high level of play throughout the match, having to fight off the sluggishness factor, but were still able to get the job done with contributions from a lot of people, a real positive.
While there is some concern regarding the continued retail sluggishness this season, consumers have an additional two days this year to finish their holiday shopping, which may boost this season's final retail performance.
Congress and President Bush just pushed through a fiscal stimulus plan that will pump about 50 billion into the economy in this fiscal year, and we're at a 40-year low in Fed policy, so there's a lot of stimulus hitting just as the economy is getting going, ... There's no indication of sluggishness here.
Trends show a sharp surge on auto spending in July but little strength elsewhere. Most disturbing is the ongoing sluggishness for services. Demand there is hovering around (annual) gains of 2 percent. That won't create many jobs.
In spite of the sluggishness in the economy, nearly 25 percent of all mortgages were refinanced in 2002, saving those homeowners an average 1,200 per year to spend or save as they see fit, ... And with interest rates as low as they currently are, refinancing will continue to be a viable option for some.
The level of economic optimism is still quite high, especially given the continued sluggishness in the economy, rising joblessness, corporate profits warnings and equity market volatility.
With still strong domestic demand and improving international demand, the factory sector is continuing to recover from the sluggishness that resulted from the Asian economic crisis,