Word: sluggish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dealers complain that this practice is becoming a major threat to them, especially in a year when their sales become more sluggish each week. At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Miami two weeks ago, more than 3,000 irate dealers put on buttons proclaiming "Stamp Out Subsidies"-and threatened legal action against the industry practice of making deep discounts for the rental companies. Last week in Automotive News, an advertisement sponsored by the Ford Dealer Alliance asserted in effect that ordinary car buyers were being overcharged so that automakers could sell to "privileged customers" at reduced prices. There...
...Nosal Sluggish...
...Nosal was not extremely pleased with his winning performance, "I felt sluggish," he said. "I participated in another meet
Squeezed by the fast-rising cost of living, U.S. consumers are turning to cheaper models, thrift-type goods and do-it-yourself repairs on their homes and autos. In a sluggish retail market, sales of retread tires, home-barbering kits and sewing machines have lately shown substantial increases. The trend has even affected holiday celebrations. Last week the fastest-moving item in many U.S. liquor outlets was Cold Duck,* a mixture of domestic sparkling burgundy and champagne that generally sells for from $2 to $3 a fifth compared with about $5 for domestic vintage champagne...