Word: sluggish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...million-bbl. oil spill would be bad anywhere, but the pipeline leak in the Russian Arctic in October was especially unfortunate. The harsh weather makes it hard for wildlife to survive in any case, and sluggish cleanup efforts virtually guaranteed an ecological disaster. Worse yet, there is a lot more dilapidated pipeline in the area...
...songs they finesse the lyrics (George's vocal on Roll Over Beethoven alters "Dig these rhythm and blues" to "Dig these heathen blues") or finically polish the grammar (John's "You've really got a hold on me"). Some of their covers (Young Blood, Johnny B. Goode) sound sluggish, anemic next to the originals. But Paul's raveups -- his countertenor superscreaming on Long Tall Sally or the understandably obscure 1956 rocker Clarabella -- still have a clear pulse. John leads a happy assault on Sweet Little Sixteen. And George is the musical star; he lays down plenty of inventive improvs...
...lead to higher deficits and inflation rates -- at a time when the economy is thriving. "Talk of a tax cut now is like throwing gasoline on a burning fire," said Sung Won Sohn, chief economist at Norwest Corp. in Minneapolis. Tax cuts are usually adopted to jump-start a sluggish economy, but, notes TIME's Zagorin, "this is not an economic decision it's a political...
...didn't get up for [this game]," sophomore forward A.J. Mleczko said. "We definitely overlooked B.C., and we came out really sluggish...
Instead of watching history repeat itself, the Crimson, motivated by last year's humiliation, rebounded from a sluggish first half to post an impressive 77-71 victory, one that "helps us gain a lot of respect back," according to junior guard Elizabeth Proudfit...