Sentences with phrase «fueled downward spiral»

Unforeseen complications involving the aforementioned Led Zeppelins send him into a drug - fueled downward spiral, which turns into a kind of upward spiral, which then sort of falls over on its side in a pile of cocaine.

Beyond the impact of lifted sanctions, the slowdown in global growth, the strength of the US shale industry and the global glut of oil supply (a surplus estimated at one million bpd) continue to fuel the downward spiral of the market.

Dire predictions like that do more than grab the attention of the media; they can shake consumer confidence and help make such predictions self - fulfilling as home buyers stay on the sidelines, pressuring sellers to lower prices — in effect fueling a downward spiral.

And once deflation sets in, consumers may hoard cash or try to pay off their debts faster, fueling the downward spiral of spending and growth.

Not exact matches

But both pilots do see the plane out of control and spiraling downward; however, neither pilot seems to recognize that they are only adding more fuel to the engine's propellers... and speeding up the demise.

We've all been there: that sad, downward, ice - cream - fueled spiral in which love seems to be nothing more than a miserable game in which we are all pawns with no chance...

We've all been there: that sad, downward, ice - cream - fueled spiral in which love seems to be nothing more than a miserable game in which we are all pawns with no chance of success.

His increased celebrity status, and the news that the Oscar - winning Rocky was based on his life, only fueled Wepner's primal urges and accelerated a downward spiral that included drugs, divorce, and fighting live bears.