Word: sluggish
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...squad began with a historic triumph over sluggish Poland, then found itself face to face with the U.S. Korea's relations with America have long seesawed between peace and peril. Although America fought on the side of the South during Korea's civil war, the 37,000 U.S. troops still stationed in the country have strained relations with their hosts. Americans argue that the troops are there to help defend the South from the North, but President George W. Bush's inclusion of North Korea in the "axis of evil" hardly endears the U.S. to Koreans...
...Little League the last time we had a recession. They picked their majors during the Internet bubble and continue to do most of their job searching online. But they are often finding that not even impressive diplomas and face-to-face networking can coax a job out of a sluggish economy...
...joke, of course, was on Portugal. The Europeans went into this Cup as dark horse candidates for actually winning the entire tournament. But their sluggish strikers and porous defense against an admittedly sloppy American side quickly made mincemeat of such ambitious predictions. Afterward, Portugal's celebrated forward Luis Figo, looking visibly exhausted and nursing a chronic injury, said in subdued tones: "All I want to say is that I would like to play without feeling any pain." For his part, Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira blamed the paltry amount of time his team had to prepare for the Cup: "Everybody knows...
...trouble is, new mortgages last for 25 years and these relatively balmy economic conditions won't. One risk is that the economy, which grew a surprisingly sluggish .1% last quarter, doesn't pick up as strongly as economists expect and unemployment starts to rise. (Right now, it remains near historic lows at 3.2%.) Worried workers would cut back spending, and property prices could also fall as homebuyers became more cautious. Even those with secure jobs would suddenly feel poorer. "The debt would still be there, but the wealth would be eroded," says Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics in London...
...small desk in a video production office. He's wearing jeans and a T shirt, and is barefoot, his flip-flops resting by the door with everyone else's. On his last album, Zaw Win Htut says, "I tried to introduce the blues to my fans." But sales were sluggish, so today he's putting together videos to help sell the album...