Word: sluggish
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...right if they pass this test: they must show the country and the world the government can cope with nature's worst. Beijing is aware of the backlash that can come from a slow or ineffective response. The Administration of U.S. President George W. Bush was stained by its sluggish reaction after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005. Beijing is also painfully conscious of the opprobrium heaped on Burma's military rulers for their callous refusal to allow the international community to help in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which killed at least 100,000 in early May. China...
...faculty of what is purportedly among the world’s premier undergraduate institutions to be so sluggish in implementing a new curriculum is appalling. With Gen Ed only a few months away from its launch, this program needs to rediscover the impetus and the mission that it sought to embody in its preliminary report. It is incumbent upon Dean Hammonds, who take office on June 1, to restore the sense that Gen Ed is guided by a unified vision of global leadership and engagement. If the program hopes to be successful, Hammonds must use her influence, wielding the power...
...City or America's Second Harvest - could get up to $250 million in annual funding, up from $140 million a year. Advocates for low-income Americans say the bump is a response to demand: more and more people are depending on nonprofit distribution centers for food in today's sluggish economy...
...Sunday match against Brown. HARVARD 13, QUEENS 5Opening up as the No. 4 seed of the tournament, the Crimson found itself in a bit of a pickle against No. 5 Queens College at the end of the first quarter. With the offense starting off lethargically and its defense uncharacteristically sluggish, Harvard found itself down 4-3.Worse, senior co-captain Lauren Snyder suffered a broken finger early on that would sideline her for the rest of the weekend.The offense finally awoke in the second period as the Crimson unleashed its diverse attack on the unsuspecting Lady Knights, rattling off nine straight goals...
...running at an annual rate of 20% or higher--was showing unmistakable signs of a slowdown. In February it plummeted to just 6.5%, compared with nearly 20% growth expected by economists. Exporters suffered major disruptions from power outages and transportation delays caused by that month's heavy snowstorms, but sluggish U.S. demand was also to blame. The value of U.S.-bound goods showed a rare year-over-year decline that month...