Sentences with phrase «tepid start in»

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But in a tepid economy, and with few signs consumers were willing to spend on anything but lower - ticket items, Mattel started to make new demands.

A tepid start to the year — one unit closed and first - quarter sales came in about 6 percent lower than in 2016 — caused little concern, as the slump was a reflection of temporary closings that resulted in the loss of eight operating weeks.

In midfield, United started with Marouane Fellaini, who scored the opening goal in the closing stages of a tepid first half, set up by the 32 - year old German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who started his first game for Manchester United in over a yeaIn midfield, United started with Marouane Fellaini, who scored the opening goal in the closing stages of a tepid first half, set up by the 32 - year old German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who started his first game for Manchester United in over a yeain the closing stages of a tepid first half, set up by the 32 - year old German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who started his first game for Manchester United in over a yeain over a year.

Home comforts has been about the only thing Villa supporters have been able to rely on this season, with the Villains having lost just one of their opening nine league matches at Villa Park this season — Arsenal the exception, but the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea have left Villa's tepid arena without full share of the spoils, so while Houllier is struggling to pick a starting XI he remotely has any confidence in, at home, Villa's misfits have at least been difficult to beat.

The reaction to this idea was tepid until the 1990s, when telescopes started spotting other objects in the Kuiper Belt.

Low starting salaries and tepid salary growth in these professions may make it tough to pay back their student loans.

Home construction is booming in the Prairies, and Alberta, after years of tepid housing starts, is leading the charge.

The Modern section appears to be moving a little slower — I fielded a few tepid complaints — but in general the Armory fair is off to a good start.