Sentences with phrase «more drag on»

Is there any way the BoC can raise the prime rate further, without the looming spectre of driving up the Can dollar further and putting more drag on the manufacturing sector?

By cleverly contorting the paddle create more drag on the power stroke than on the recovery stroke, single cell organisms like paramecia break the symmetry of their stroke and thus elude the scallop conundrum.

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Especially if you work in a building where you can't open a window, the air around you could be a drag on productivity, decreasing your decision - making skills by 50 percent or more.

If the U.S. dollar was a drag on the world's biggest economy earlier this week, it is even more so now.

On the eve of the first anniversary of United Airlines» man - dragged - from - plane incident, more than 15,500 American Airlines said they are on a mission to humanize air travel, the Chicago Business Journal reportOn the eve of the first anniversary of United Airlines» man - dragged - from - plane incident, more than 15,500 American Airlines said they are on a mission to humanize air travel, the Chicago Business Journal reporton a mission to humanize air travel, the Chicago Business Journal reports.

The 1,900 - kilometre proposed pipeline has been in limbo for more than seven years, awaiting a series of U.S. reviews that have dragged on more than five times longer than average, according to a recent Associated Press analysis.

In 2009, Mexico slapped duties up to 25 percent on more than 90 different U.S. farm goods, from pork to frozen potatoes due to foot - dragging by U.S. lawmakers on allowing Mexican truckers on to U.S. roads, as specified under NAFTA.

«The more you load the contract up with features, the bigger the drag on the portfolio,» said Cortazzo.

But as the rally fades and the Nasdaq falls into correction territory, the sector's drag on the broader market may become more pronounced.

If true, expect more fuel to be added to the commodities fire, further increasing drag on global economic activity while adding to the already worrisome upward pressure on inflation.

For now, in valuing stocks, the investment community has tended to ignore the drag on earnings that a more realistic valuing of options would produce.

United Technologies» stock fell more than 4 percent, and was one of the biggest drags on the Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday.

It's always better to leave an audience wanting more than to let a speech drag on.

«The most significant drag is primarily felt by emerging market economies, who tend to be more sensitive to shifts in global risk sentiment, which can also have large adverse effects on capital flows and currency valuations,» the note said.

For more than a decade, the threat of terrorism has contributed to rising oil prices, global instability and insecurity in major financial centres — in other words, it's been a major drag on business.

Contract talks between the two sides have dragged on for nine months, leading to labor tensions, chronic cargo congestion and shipping delays at ports along the coast that collectively handle nearly half of all U.S. maritime trade and more than 70 percent of imports from Asia.

Cramer predicted that the first two sectors to bottom would be the banks, dragged down by Wells Fargo after the Federal Reserve placed restrictions on its business, and health care, which has seen more pain than gain of late.

Redstone's battle with the IRS would drag on for more than two and a half years, culminating in days of sworn testimony in Boston and Los Angeles.

As the lockout drags on, expect even more questionable numbers to be thrown around.

While the trade data had little impact on U.S. financial markets, concerns about weakening global demand pushed Brent crude oil prices to the lowest level in more than four years, dragging down U.S. stocks.

Together, those drags on the economy of the 19 - country eurozone are a reason the bloc's unemployment rate is more than double that of the United States, and why eurozone growth has lagged the American rebound in recent years.

Rising inflation has historically been a drag on inflation - adjusted stock and bond returns, making diversification beyond mainstream asset classes more important.

In the case, which dragged on for more than a decade, the Trump Organization won sole rights to use the president's name on products in the country, which would help prevent a bevy of unrelated entrepreneurs from applying it to a wide range of products, from toilets to clothing to condoms to explosives.

Oil prices jumped on Monday but fell by more than 3 percent by midday Tuesday as talks dragged on.

Moreover, a sustained move toward higher inflation is a risk to most investors and investment strategies, given that rising inflation has historically been a drag on equity and bond returns, making diversification beyond mainstream asset classes more critical.

Now, my understanding of your position is that you made that original prediction based on the belief that the PRC would be instituting reforms to deleverage aggressively and transfer wealth to the consumer (such that the incorrect prediction was more that you were overly optimistic about the PRC's willingness to head off these systematic risks) and that your current prognosis of ~ 3 % GDP growth has an entirely separate causative element; that is to say, your previous prediction was based on the idea the PRC would be enacting reforms to ward off systematic risks, whereas your current estimation of GDP growth is instead based on the drag produced by these very systematic risks the PRC has failed to deal with.

Urban sites tend to be more expensive and laborious to build on, a potential drag for a company known for its impatience.

The B.C. Liberals forced the mayors to put this needed investment to a referendum, and now the premier won't even do her part to ensure her government's referendum passes — risking more gridlock, pass - ups, packed busses major gaps in service and a drag on the economy.

As the secular bear market drags on, investors become more and more discouraged with their buy and hold positions and they begin to lose faith in the system, their strategy and stocks in general.

Entrepreneurs are often puzzled by why another company's funding erupts into a feeding frenzy, while their fundraising drags on... Read more →

First, settle the accounts which went delinquent within the last 24 months because these more recent accounts create the biggest drag on your FICO credit scores.

Although interest rates have hovered near historic lows recently, the LIBOR benchmark rate, on which most variable interest rate loans are based, more than doubled in the year through July 2017, dragging payments for variable interest rate student loans up with them.

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Investment, which accounts for about half of China's economic output, was a major drag on growth in the fourth quarter, a result of monetary authorities making credit more expensive.

We estimate the resulting drag on inflation at around 0.8 % within the next 18 months, all else equal, although Draghi should emphasise that financial conditions have eased again more recently, with the trade - weighted EUR depreciating by over 3 % from its February highs (which coincided almost exactly with the cut - off date).

On top of the obvious human suffering caused by crushing debt, the fact that more than a fifth of the mortgages in this country are underwater is a huge drag on the economOn top of the obvious human suffering caused by crushing debt, the fact that more than a fifth of the mortgages in this country are underwater is a huge drag on the economon the economy.

These conversations can be frustrating for sure, and I'm only now beginning to accept the fact that I can't drag unwavering believers along on my journey any more than they can drag me along on theirs.

But you are right, at some point, you just have to get on with life, and while you could drag this out, you need to decide what has more value: the money, or the time and energy you will spend fighting for the money.

As more and more affluent Chicagoans left the high taxes of Illinois for the pristine lakeshore of Kenosha, Wisconsin, a sixty - something African American man, lounging on his porch all day and watching the world go by one cigarette drag at a time became increasingly out of place.

In order that the end of Mankind may be deferred sine die we are asked to believe in a species that will drag on and spread itself indefinitely; which means, in effect, that it would run down more and more.

Like the series itself, the Christmas shows got increasingly absurd and unrelateable as the premise dragged on, but season 2's «Christmas Party» was everything that was great about the show: Steve Carell was at his peak Michael Scott - ness while pouting about an oven mitt he'd received as a gift; the mundanity of office life getting broken up by an even more mundane party; Jim and Pam at the height of their pre-dating romantic tension.

When would have been a more convenient day for your fingernails to catch on the pavement and slightly delay the progress of the civilized world dragging you kicking and screaming in to the light of modern day?

My children also both know that once they are on their own they are more than welcome to explore whatever religion they want if they choose - just don't drag me into and don't become a cult member are my only stipulations.

It took the realization that if I wanted oatmeal on weekday mornings, I was going to either have to a) drag myself out of bed 30 minutes earlier (nope), b) subsist on sub-par instant oatmeal packets (not terrible, but I've spoiled myself with the more healthful and flavorful steel cut variety) or c) finally see (taste?)

US farmers also want more action from Mr Trump to secure the future of NAFTA as negotiations with Canada and the US drag on into a sixth round.

New Zealand dairy company Fonterra said its interim profit more than doubled as low global milk prices gave the company a boost but dragged on farmers» incomes.

The sale process has dragged on for 18 months, with more than 600 interested parties holding talks with sale manager Ernst & Young.

May be it had just a little more pent up energy to drag itself through the dull & depressing winter whilst snugly sitting on my kitchen windowsill.

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As the season drags on and it will become more and more clear that Sanchez will never win a major trophy under Wenger it will become obvious that he will leave.