"Slow growth" refers to a gradual or sluggish increase or improvement over time.
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This plan needs to allow for
slow growth of the rent and housing price limits.
He reports signs of
slow growth rates, indicating poor health in a study in the process of publication.
The general rule for a growth cycle is you want to start as low as you can so you can set yourself up
for slow growth without getting too fat.
Finally, higher levels of maternal depression were associated
with slower growth of vocabulary use during play.
The city is
seeing slower growth in its revenue from personal income tax and taxes on real estate transactions, though it's been offset by strong property tax receipts.
That's good news
as slower growth in expenses than in revenue should equate to higher profitability.
After generating strong momentum in the first half of 2011, the national office sector will
experience slow growth in 2012.
Children with reading difficulties may
show slower growth in oral vocabulary knowledge, as well as slower progress in reading and might need additional help when they encounter unknown words in texts.
The reason they're related is that an aging population
means slower growth in the workforce, and in turn, slower economic growth.
The
continued slow growth of developed countries seems to be a long - term trend, forcing capital into more conservative and yield - oriented investments such as real estate and bonds.
They will view it as a welcome opportunity to recycle capital out of
slower growth markets into markets with superior long - term growth performance.
Their GDP has been totally flat since 1995, with little reason to expect anything other than
very slow growth going forward.
While the total tablet market grew in 2014 it was a
much slower growth rate and price points have been declining since 2012.
The tea plants are covered three weeks before being harvested to prevent sunlight from reaching them,
which slows growth and causes the leaves to turn a rich shade of green.
Slow growth over a period of time as readers find it, as more readers take on electronic reading, as word - of - mouth spreads about the book.
After a period of
slower growth during 1996, there are a number of indications that the pace of growth is picking up.
While slower growth in global demand, led by the major countries, and possible supply responses may ease pressure on some commodity prices, most of them remain very high at this stage.
The funds, along with insurers, are looking for stable long - term returns
amid slow growth in their home country and volatility globally.
Historically, utilities have been
slower growth companies and therefore traded at lower P / E multiples than growth companies.
Some risk factors the company listed in the filing
include slowing growth of its user base and a decline in demand for its advertising products.
The slowing in wage growth across all industries has meant that firms have experienced
relatively slow growth in their labour costs.
However, this will
only slow growth in major metro areas, not drive them into recession.
At the same time, the market will be taking down the prices of higher yielding bonds as
slowing growth leads investors to demand higher returns when taking credit risk.
The economy remains in
slow growth mode and will be for some time — I believe for another three to four years.
The chancellor acknowledged that the plans in the budget will
slow growth initially, but said it would pick up again towards the end of the parliament.
Some infants will
slow their growth down now while others may continue to put on a few extra ounces during these last few days on the inside.
But those moves won't necessarily
offset slowing growth in their core businesses built on the cable - TV model combining subscription and advertising revenue.
It's not easy for income - seeking investors to find attractive yield in today's
slow growth economic environment.
If the poorer nations are to improve their standard of living does this mean at
least slower growth in the richer nations?
Of course, this argument assumes that slower inflation doesn't also translate
into slower growth in earnings.
It's clear that policymakers need to
address slow growth with smarter fiscal policies, lower taxes and streamlined regulations.
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