Word: sluggish
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...pathetic’ and many MIT affiliates and involved personalities seem to have disowned it—precisely because the real human element was mortgaged and forgotten in favor of that mass-appeal treatment: a pearly film of sexual tension, quick cuts and a plot both sluggish and oversimplified...
Harvard (2-23, 1-7 Ivy) fell victim to its sluggish offense once again, managing just four hits on its way to losing, 3-0, to the Minutemen (9-12) and failing to advance to the Beanpot final for the second consecutive year...
Barack Obama's recent perils were featured in sermons, too. Rev. Lester A. McCorn compared the candidate's recent trials to Michael Jordans performance in the 1997 NBA finals, when the basketball superstar seemed debilitated by fever but nevertheless joined the game and, though sluggish, took the ball with 24 seconds left on the clock and scored the winning three-point shot. "Swish, Barack! You are back in the game!" McCorn shouted to great applause...
...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. In February, the value of U.S.-bound goods showed a rare year-over-year decline...
...This time last season, a sluggish men’s lacrosse team eked out a 7-6 overtime victory over Penn to notch its first of the season. Harvard had to win five of its last eight to finish two games under...