It matters, therefore, whether this is a short-term blip - due to labour-hoarding by employers, for example, coupled with a shortage of demand - or whether something more fundamental has been happening to the "supply side" of our economy, which is systematically preventing us from growing out of the crisis as quickly as we had hoped.

BBC: The UK productivity puzzle (cont'd)

We believe that this premium is largely due to the weak short-term outlook for global custody banking, coupled with the deteriorating European debt situation.

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The company has been beaten and battered by a combination of housing and credit woes, coupled with outspoken investor opposition and short-selling.

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The Goldilocks policy, as the IMF calls it, urges countries to embark on a gradual fiscal adjustment in the short term, if the markets allow it, coupled with a credible medium-term debt-reduction plan.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne