Word: stagnantly
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...Both for locals and for visitors from abroad, nothing seems to symbolize India's transformation from a stagnant third-world country into an emerging economic super-power as much as its sparkling new malls. American brand names like Levi's and McDonald's clutter the air-conditioned interiors, teenagers in low-cut jeans hang out in groups, cappuccino is sold at kiosks, and everyone appears to be having a great time. Eager to cash in, India's real estate developers are in a frenzy: up to 600 malls are likely to be up and running in India...
...Engine Trouble Blaming high German labor costs and a stagnant auto market, Volkswagen said it could cut 30,000 jobs unless employees accept a two-year pay freeze...
...beverage conglomerate Diageo, which last week announced mixed financial results; it made $3.3 billion in operating profits for fiscal year 2004 which, if not for "exceptional items," would be down from the previous year. Some of its best-known brands - including Tanqueray, Jose Cuervo and J&B - are relatively stagnant. But the famous stout is fighting back by growing in markets like North America and Africa. Michael Bleakley, a beverage industry analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston in London, says of Guinness's global reach: "Everyone used to think that Heineken was the Coca-Cola of beers, but Guinness...
Reagan had his own plan. When he asked the voters whether they were better off than they had been four years earlier, he was aiming at a continuing phenomenon known as stagflation, an inflation that had climbed to 13.5% in Carter's last year while the economy remained stagnant. The new Congress gave the new President what he most wanted, a 25% tax cut over three years and a $35 billion cut in the budget. At a time when many economists were arguing that America would just have to learn to live with 10% inflation annually, Reagan reappointed inflation fighter...
...loss to Dartmouth, everything fell apart as the Big Green’s receivers snared pass after impossible pass. Schires gave way to a still-injured Fitzpatrick with the offense woefully underperforming in the second half, but not even he could resurrect the stagnant unit from its lifelessness. In the process, Fitzpatrick reinjured the hand that had kept him sidelined, forcing him out of the huddle for another week...