Word: stagnant
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...convincingly portrays Tchiak's character as an impassioned but frustrated visionary. One particular scene in the play affords the audience a glimpse into Tchiak's inner confusion--as Doreen and Ted exchange flirtish small-talk (a taped conversation played at double speed), Tchiak broods under the spotlight of depression, stagnant and withdrawn...
...race from hell," as Maginnis calls it, is opening old wounds of race and class in a possible preview of next year's ugly national politics. Duke, 41, is tapping into working-class frustrations about welfare and affirmative action, violent crime and failing schools, lost jobs and a stagnant economy that resonate broadly throughout the country. His rise is anathema to the national Republican leadership, which strongly repudiates him but now finds many of its most effective themes tainted by the ex-Klansman's use of them. In the 1992 presidential campaign, George Bush may find it dangerous to blast...
...economy may have the last word on how Washington responds to stubbornly stagnant business conditions. The Commerce Department said last week that orders for such durable goods as steel, machinery and aircraft fell 3.2% in September following a 4.1% decline the previous month, indicating that the recovery is barely kicking. Unless the economy can right itself soon, the pressure on politicians to appear to do something to help their constituents is likely to keep growing...
...accord, however, produced one glimmer of hope. With the Cambodian issue settled for the moment, the U.S. announced that it is ready to seek normal relations with Vietnam. That could lead to an infusion of aid and investment dollars, which would breathe new life into Hanoi's stagnant economy and might even stem the crushing flow of Vietnamese boat people to foreign shores...
...everyone knows, there currently exists only one so-called humor magazine on campus, the Harvard Lampoon. Jerk cannot help but be a fresh face in a stagnant sea of political and arts publications that litter our doorsteps...