Just as the air of anticipation hit its crescendo, it sputtered, deflated and drifted away.
The microwave, also GE Monogram, sputtered out during Thanksgiving but was repaired easily under warranty.
Some diesel engines sputtered and quit as their fuel filters became plugged with unknown, slimy gunk.
"Job creation clearly sputtered in March, " said Eric Lascelles, chief economist for RBC Global Asset Management.
The economy sputtered as my class entered the job market in the late 1970s.
The Japanese economy sputtered to a near halt after the March earthquake and tsunami but then recovered.
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Both men have drawn the ire of Jets' fans in recent weeks as the offense has sputtered.
Perhaps just as importantly, that magical glow surrounding Joe Paterno has sputtered out.
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The NASDAQ systems that coughed and sputtered to a late and sloppy opening?
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When that scene sputtered in the mid-1980s, he got by mostly through touring and re-recording his classics for new, younger audiences.
Humorous ads were popular in the go-go 1980s but dropped off the screen in the early 1990s as the economy sputtered.
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Although angry investors sputtered about the surprise announcement, citing Conservative campaign promises to leave the sector alone, the portents were all there.
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Similarly, in the run-up to the Michigan and Arizona primaries, Twitter saw Mitt Romney's follower count surge, while Rick Santorum's sputtered out.
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The world economy's other weak link, Japan, faltered half-way through 2004 and despite the odd spark has not yet sputtered into life again.
The business sputtered, but Leeds' attempt was enough to impress the admissions committee at Stanford Business School, from which he graduated in 2000.
The carburetor float hung open, and the engine raced for a minute, the wheel jerking, until the engine sputtered and died, extinguishing the headlight.
About 125 miles and one country later, just over the French border into Belgium, his car finally sputtered dry and crashed into a ditch.
Since then, the recession officially came to an end and the fledgling recovery has sputtered along, but long-term unemployment remains a problem that just won't go away.
That solar lease financing innovation has spurred an explosion in residential solar installations by Sungevity and rivals such as SolarCity and SunRun even as the economy has sputtered.
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Once the place for musicians to exist on the Internet, it faltered and sputtered as twitter and Facebook offered new, better and easier ways to connect with fans.
As access to basic utilities winked and sputtered out, the need for vital news, information and simple fellowship kept residents of our Sandy ravaged Eastern seaboard glued to their Smartphones.
The Hurricanes had averaged only 54.7 points over their past three games and again sputtered at the outset, but led 15-14 despite committing five consecutive turnovers and missing seven straight shots.
While semiconductors via SMH are flexing their muscles and helping to drive this market, traders would be well advised to pay particular attention to the twin engine that has sputtered as of late.
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They are earnest, passionate tutorials aimed at coaxing and harrying him to take the lead in renewing, and recasting, the assault on poverty, especially black poverty, which had started and sputtered under the previous Administration.
The U.S. and Asian stock markets sputtered in the wake of the Philly Fed report, while European stock markets tried to stabilize following recent selling pressure related to the EU debt crisis in their own back yard.
He served in that capacity for the next five years, garnering praise for his work on foreign policy issues and criticism for his handling of domestic issues as France's economy sputtered and unemployment rate hovered at about 10%.
For one, Genter says that even after many large-cap U.S. dividend-paying stocks enjoyed a sharp rally in 2011 even as the market sputtered, many of these names were not bid up to levels where price-to-earnings ratios became too extended.
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