Sentences with phrase «in leaner economic times»

This may not be a major concern in today's booming B.C. economy (the budget update increased the GDP growth forecast from three per cent to 3.6 per cent for 2017/18), but could be problematic down the road in leaner economic times.

On the other hand, it also calls for $ 100 billion from industrialized countries to help developing nations address climate change, which could be a hard sell in lean economic times.

«Singles have become savvy living in lean economic times,» says Gian Gonzaga, Senior Director of Research and Development.

Not exact matches

With Alberta in recession following a long slide in oil prices, Calgary's mayor says leaner times can spur economic creativity

During lean economic times, consumers typically rein in their spending.

Despite the lean economic times, there are some new spending projects in Cuomo's budget.

«They prevented older, more expensive teachers from being discriminated against during lean economic times, and administrators often appreciated the simplicity of «last - in, first - out», especially because there was no consensus on how to best evaluate teachers» performance.»

Newspapers such as The Independent here in the UK, with their bloated work force and printing costs, are struggling in tough economic times, as they try and work out how to make money from the content they produce in the face of smaller, leaner publishers or individual bloggers.

Now, I'm not sure what the Times» shift in thinking is with the article — and after more than a decade of consistent gloom - and - doom reporting and editorializing on global warming, I would imagine that the Green - leaning newspaper does not intend to rethink its position on the scare — but it's going to take more than the mere economic exploitation of a shrinking polar ice cap to establish human activity as the cause of the melting.

And in 2009, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the trade group behind CES, is expanding that green aspect even further, trying to adjust to both increasingly eco-friendly attitudes and leaner economic times.

Law firms faced leaner economic times in 2015, with declining revenue and flat partner compensation, according to ALM Intelligence's annual financial survey.

Manufacturers need to ensure that they do not alienate a valuable supplier base and suppliers must remain as attractive a source to their customers as possible in these lean times, or risk insolvency long before the economic recovery.

During these lean and mean economic times, when spirits often sag and deals are harder to come by, a little coaching could go a long way in inspiring your team and helping them through the rough spots.