Putting on some steam in a generally slow period can vault a franchise ahead of competitors.
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What can you do for your business that will aid it during a slow period?
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The first three months of the year are typically a slow period for major airlines, since travelers tend to stay home and hide from the cold instead of taking vacations.
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Ten years ago, as wineries began to seal bottles with screw caps instead of corks, there was an initial backlash before a long, slow period of acceptance that, some would argue, remains ongoing.
Bankers often project growth above the trendline, which is usually baseless optimism, especially in a period of slow growth.
Look at Germany, Mr Schauble would say: we went through our own period of slow growth and painful reform in the early years of this century.
The latest minutes suggest that the rest of the MPC is also mindful of the long-term damage that might come from this prolonged period of slow growth.
Tim Lee of pi Economics reckons that American profits may be depressed for some time, because the country is headed for a prolonged period of slow growth.
In the past 18 months, the IMF has repeatedly said that the government might need to consider fiscal stimulus if "downside risks materialised" and the economy looked set for a prolonged period of slow growth and high unemployment.
The reason for the length of time is that, unlike public stations, which have compressors that can fill the car in roughly two minutes, Phill does not have a compressor built in, so it relies on the slow accumulation of pressure over an extended period.
There are 5 drugs with FDA approval that can temporarily slow the course of the symptoms for a maximum period of only 6 to 12 months.
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Most think a prolonged period of easy monetary policy and a slow release of pent-up demand for durable goods and homes can yield growth of at least 3%.
It has -- it did lead to the cessation of economic contraction and a sustained period now of economic growth, albeit too slow.
And over the 12-month period that just ended in July, the slow growth in wages actually accounted for more than two-thirds of the increase in corporate profits.
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Using a 4-month chart, a 10-period relative strength index reading of 7 and slow stochastics in deeply oversold territory indicate Hormel could be attractively priced in the current price range.
That is not without consequence, as it will mean slower growth in the short term (less than one year), but cutting deficits year after year, even gradually, will mean a very slow-growth, muddle through economy for a sustained period.
We're told that Snow Leopard upgrades have basically "doubled" compared to the amount of folks that upgraded to Leopard during the same five-week-after-launch period, though box shipments are expected to slow as the amount of loyalists living without 10.6 dwindles.
In general, there was a slow cooling of 0.6 degrees Celsius over the earlier period.
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The study exposed 40 healthy participants with a mean age of 27 to two minutes of slow split-belt walking, then to a 15-minute period in which one belt went much faster than the other so that participants began to drag one foot, simulating a limp.
Over that same thirty-year period, the U.S. has been experiencing a slow, but steady decline in the overall rate of new startup activity.
Indeed, after this down period, Tiger zigged and the DJIA zagged, beginning a slow climb that Woods didn't get fully on board with until he returned from a series of injuries and got used to a new swing.
October is typically a slow-down month for consumer spending, coming between the back-to-school period and holiday shopping, and this year was no different.
Saracens seemed determined to kick the leather off the ball, and a lengthy period of aerial ping-pong drew a response of jeers, whistles and slow handclaps from their own supporters.
The slow-down in consumer spending on new automobiles since 2008 has benefited auto parts companies during a period where people may have opted to repair or upgrade their old cars rather than purchase new ones.
While some analysts may be wary of spending patterns due to the slow-moving economic recovery, many point to the sector's progress from last year's comparable period.
The pilot schemes, which aim to assess the effectiveness of the government's plan to slow down the spread of TB in cattle in England, will be monitored by an independent group for a period of six weeks.
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