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...words fade in, become sharply realized, and then mist into Doig's own reflections. The foggy, drizzling winter is always beautifully present to induce a daydreamy readiness for time travel and introspection; it is Doig's favorite climate, and he knows one can't move too fast in our sluggish, droopy winter. A page-turner Winter Brothers is not; it needs plenty of time to unfurl...
...order to keep its currency strong. As governments slow their economies by escalating interest rates, they also choke off the capital investment that is vital for renewed growth. An additional danger is that, as unemployment rises, workers will demand protection from imports. New barriers to world trade would ensure sluggish growth. European industrialists have already been lobbying governments to limit the imports of American textiles and Japanese cars...
Fears of renewed recession cause a sluggish start for Christmas buying
...they may rise by as much as 2% a month this winter because of a poor harvest and overseas demand. At the same time, the unemployment level, now 7.6%, will creep up as rising interest rates slow down homebuilding and other industries. As it is, the economy is very sluggish. New home sales in September dropped 14% from the previous month, and retail trade, depressed by continued weakness in the auto and building-material markets, slipped back in October after rising for four consecutive months...
...game opened with an immediate, if somewhat sluggish Harvard press deep into the Yale zone. Before the Elis gained control of the ball, Crimson co-captain Sue St. Louis, playing her last game in a Harvard uniform, placed a perfect crossing pass in front of freshman striker Joan Elliott, who directed the ball into the net and sent Yale goalie Angie Harris sprawling...