Word: sluggishly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other hand, debate by the 40-nation Conference on Disarmament over a 1984 U.S. proposal to ban possession and production of chemical weapons is proceeding at a sluggish pace in Geneva. A treaty, admits the U.S. delegation, is still "years away." Unresolved questions include who will pay for implementation of the terms of the agreement, how to ensure that stockpiles are not being concealed and how to monitor civilian chemical industries...
...Soviets and their Warsaw Pact allies hold a 2-to-1 advantage over the U.S. and NATO in numbers of tanks, for example. Yet Moscow's armored force includes large numbers of the undersized and underpowered T-55 and T-62 models. The new T-80 travels at a sluggish 40 m.p.h., but is equipped with a lethal 125-mm cannon and laser-guided fire control. One big advance is shields of "reactive" armor that explode on contact to deflect projectiles fired by all but the newest NATO tanks...
...January. But economists were encouraged by the Government's revision of the December index, which changed from a .2% drop to a .3% increase. Moreover, the unemployment rate fell from 5.8% in January to 5.7% in February, the lowest level since July 1979. While retail sales were sluggish in February, most economists expect rising exports to keep the economy going through the rest of the year at least...
...slim down. Below a certain weight, their metabolism slows in order to allow fat to accumulate, but their appetites remain undiminished. Once body weight rises to a certain point, the metabolism seems to speed up, so that they maintain that weight without gaining any more. But, researchers note, a sluggish metabolism does not explain all obesity. Overeating and lack of exercise also seem to play a role in getting...
Before Congress, Greenspan admitted that the Fed had recently eased its policy and allowed interest rates to fall a bit. But he explained that it was concern about the sluggish economic outlook, not political pressure, that had spurred the Fed. That concern faded slightly in the wake of somewhat encouraging economic statistics. The Department of Commerce reported last week that the gross national product grew at a real annual rate of 4.5% during the fourth quarter of 1987, a somewhat higher figure than the previous estimate of 4.2%. Though Greenspan expects growth to slow down this year, he sees...