Sentences with phrase «lean economic times»

But, when leaner economic times hit the area the district struggled to keep pace.

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.

Emergent's wide range of expertise has enabled the company to retain business within its industry of choice even during lean economic times.

The mayor raised the issue of the $ 15.2 billion MTA capital budget deficit and the state's failure to abide by a 2007 settlement that promised additional education funds to the city — saying arguments about lean economic times no longer hold water.

After releasing his $ 77.7 billion preliminary budget, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio raised the issue of the $ 15.2 billion MTA capital budget deficit and the state's failure to abide by the 2007 CFE settlement that promised additional education funds to the city, saying arguments about lean economic times no longer hold water.

Even better, steady customers help businesses weather lean economic times; businesses with 40 % repeat customers generated nearly 50 % more revenue than similar businesses with only a 10 % repeat customers.»

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

«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.»

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.

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

The bankruptcy revelation, along with recent scandals surrounding several megachurch pastors, caused me to wonder if megachurches will fall out of fashion in these lean economic times.

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

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

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.

And the shortcomings of generic employment rates and median salary figures have been exposed by the realities of the lean economic times in which we are living.

Here is our disclaimer regarding this section: In these lean economic times, financial assistance is hard to come by and demand far outpaces supply for adoptive families.

Thompson believes yoga's evolution to include many variations, such as hot yoga and power yoga, helps keep this form of exercise seeming new and fresh — and ultimately convinces people it's worth paying for these classes even during lean economic times.