Sentences with phrase «difficult overall economy»

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Given the off - the - cliff behavior of the economy in late September and October, the November and December «improvements» in the ISM surveys are difficult to take at face value, especially because many of these readings remain below 50, indicating continued overall deterioration in conditions.

First, although rising wages are obviously great for workers and the overall economy, they can be difficult for low - margin companies that rely on cheap labor — like retail stores.

«The public school business now represents about 23 percent of our overall business, and not only is it a little more surefire in a difficult economy, but also a great offset to what has always been a seasonal business for us,» Barstow notes.

«If people continue to exercise their choices as they are at present and there are no other significant changes, the resulting traffic growth would have unacceptable consequences for both the environment and the economy of the country and could be very difficult to reconcile with overall sustainable development goals.»

But, if fuel economy and overall comfort are at the top your list, the Prius is difficult to beat.

But as with so many of the new generation of small - capacity petrol turbos, the warbling engine note and free - revving nature can be difficult to resist — and if you get carried away with the fun driving experience, you'll soon send your overall economy plummeting.

I meant to add that I would also have a difficult time altering my asset allocation on a large scale despite major changes in the overall economy, markets, etc..

Because the proposed carbon tax is on only one sector of the economy, the overall goal of carbon reductions could fail simply because driving up the price of electricity makes the conversion to electric based residential heating and transportation more difficult.