Sentences with phrase «of drag on»

But it's clear that people's outlook on the economy is now becoming less of a drag on the housing market.

«From measurements of the drag on satellites since the 1960 there is compelling evidence that the density and temperature have steadily decreased in the thermosphere [a secular downwards trend.]»

We expect, given the finding that Retail taxes produce less of a drag on the economy than Income taxes that if a government decides it must raise new taxes (perish the thought), then it ought by the Precautionary Principle do so by reducing the Income Tax rate so low as possible and raising the Retail Tax rate to meet the needs of the state — for instance to pay off debt accumulated by fighting foreign wars.

Although the linking processes are rather complex, the net effect is that the carbonate cycle acts as a kind of drag on the biological pump.

Conversely, annual reinvesting costs are much less of a drag on investment performance.

Regardless of the manner of put hedging, 6 - 9 % per year is a lot of drag on a portfolio.

Detailed optimization of airflow, particularly around the front wheel arches, has netted an impressive 0.26 coefficient of drag on standard versions of the vehicle, dropping to 0.24 on a yet - to - be-revealed narrow - tire BlueEfficiency model — a figure that sees it match that of the E-class.

Viggo can be a bit of a drag on screen but Jackman has a more relaxed, fun presence that should serve a holiday tentpole well.

The size of the wake affects the amount of drag on the object.

«Computational modeling reveals anatomical distribution of drag on downhill skiers.»

The tests also allowed researchers to establish a relationship between drag and gear length, which will help in estimating the amount of drag on an entangled whale when it is first spotted.

In a paper published online Dec. 9, 2015, in Marine Mammal Science, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has for the first time quantified the amount of drag on entangled whales that is created by towing fishing gear, such as rope, buoys, and lobster and crab traps.

The gas in a rich disk exerts a lot of drag on pebble - sized objects.

The field imparts particles with mass by exerting a sort of drag on them, slowing them down much like a human being slows down when she tries to walk through water instead of air.

The energy index accounted for most of the drag on topline CPI last month, falling an additional 4.3 % after a 1.7 % drop in April.

«It is about taking our existing rules as they are and applying them in ways that are simpler, less burdensome and less of a drag on the American economy,» he said.

in petite so that the hem floats just around the ankles instead of dragging on the ground.

He almost stumbled on them: five men sitting in a slight hollow, facing each other and talking, all of them dragging on cigarettes, the brief glow marking their positions and momentarily showing a cheek or the outline of a nose and brow.

Sadly, everything just sort of drags on once you hit the ground.

Not exact matches

Then there are the scenes when plot points are achingly hand - fed to us, like a scene in which Ellsberg is making copies of the volumes of files that make up the Pentagon Papers (which also drags on a few beats too long).

Conversely, the president's new - found enthusiasm for bilateral diplomacy with Kim risks the United States getting suckered into a fruitless series of negotiations (keep in mind that the peace negotiations at Panmunjon have been dragging on for 65 years!)

At times feeling like a stage play, «The Post» is fueled by the performances of its incredible cast — including Tracy Letts, Carrie Coon, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Alison Brie, and David Cross — but often the scenes drag on too long.

Since the recession ended in mid-2009, the economy has been expanding at sub-par rates as a string of problems from higher gas prices to Europe's debt crisis have acted as a drag on the U.S. economy.

Why drag yourself out of bed and routinize your morning to fit in with other people's perspective on productivity and success?

Though it's too early to quantify, I've noticed a growing gap between the performance of small businesses who adopt modern technology and those who insist on dragging their feet.

The jury spent a total of just 14 hours in the penalty phase of the trial after finding Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 criminal counts, but an automatic appeal means his case will drag on.

That's a drag on growth, but a welcome one if it means households have begun doing something about record levels of debt.

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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.

Political uncertainty is seen as one of the biggest drags on megadeals despite the performance of major stock markets throughout this year.

Walmart has been adding self checkout kiosks at some stores and increasing cash register staffing to speed up the checkout process, which had for years been a bete noire of many Walmart customers and a big drag on its customer service ratings.

My coach, Catherine Crosslin, gave this concept of procrastination to me when I was dragging my feet on having a difficult conversation with an employee.

With Congress dragging its feet on raising the debt ceiling, there are a lot of silly ideas making the rounds of cable TV networks, blogs — and the halls of Congress.

But buying out the farmers would be a one - time payment that would halt an even greater transfer of wealth over time (and drag on the economy).

The home of Canada's once go - go energy industry has suffered this year from lower oil prices, putting a drag on incomes.

I reached out to Dane Stangler, Startup Genome's Head of Policy, to see if he thought the turmoil would be a significant drag on Barcelona's startup ecosystem in the future.

Stephen Gallo, head of forex strategy at Bank of Montreal, who also foresees a $ 1.30 for the euro in the next 12 months, told CNBC that the Italian election poses a potential short - term drag on the currency, but that will evaporate once a government is in place.

Michael Bergman of BrightPlanet puts it succinctly: «Searching on the Internet today can be compared to dragging a net across the surface of the ocean.

If you're worried that you might inadvertently drive past it, just remember that it's the only building on that particular drag in the shape of a giant milk bottle, so it's kind of hard to miss.

In a recent note to clients, Madani wrote that housing investment may continue to assist GDP growth throughout the rest of 2013, «but there are still tentative signs that a day of reckoning lies around the corner, with housing likely to become a significant drag on growth next year.»

We are beginning to see the drag on growth brought about the inexorable rise of total (not just government) US debt.

Russia's stock market dipped on Monday morning, dragged lower by the prospect of fresh U.S. sanctions and lower oil prices.

Canada Post has lost 75 % of its parcel delivery business as labour disputes drag on.

That the government has placed a clear drag on industry is only the second - most - dispiriting part of this issue.

Photos and videos of the bloodied passenger being dragged off the plane by security quickly circulated via social media, and soon enough, the company had a PR disaster on its hands.

Many of these tools, apps and games are teaching children how to code through dragging code onto a screen - great to teach fundamentals and basic of coding, but we wanted to create a language that was hands - on, where kids are actually typing code and seeing results in real time.

Designed to limit risk in the finance sector, they don't carry the same risk of unintended consequences as the Volcker rule, but they could still cause a drag on our banks» earnings.

The death of a rabbit on a United flight comes soon after the carrier was under scrutiny for dragging a passenger off a flight, USA Today reports.

The piece of the plane that was found, called a «flaperon,» was most likely «broken off by the engine pod ripping off as it was dragged through the water on the initial impact,» Tracy Lamb, an aviation safety consultant and former Boeing 737 pilot, told Bloomberg.

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz on Tuesday issued an apology for the treatment of a passenger dragged from aboard one of its flights before takeoff on Sunday.