The softness in demand for capital equipment means that for most types, machinery is readily available.
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He's very picky about the softness of the sheets and imports toilet paper from Thailand.
Yes, the softness of the Euro has given German exports an excellent cost advantage.
If you want the softness and lightness and warmth of skin, you use skin.
Mr. BRYANT: They bring several positive attributes to the product, the color and luster for example, the softness.
Standard and Poor's recently downgraded its outlook for Mohegan Sun because of the softness in the Connecticut gaming market.
Robbins is short and compact, and he has the wiry physique of an acrobat beneath the softness of a few extra pounds.
Distribution executives cited both fallout from the Aurora shootings and the start of the Summer Olympics in London as likely explanations for the softness.
Labour's support in opposition for the 1991 Gulf war prompted a mini-rebellion that turned out to be the last hurrah of the softness crowd.
Here, the softness of the peonies is balanced against the texture of the white nigella, with the elegant cascade of the Solomon's seal adding grace.
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Indeed, the nerves from the taste buds meet in a part of the brain called the amygdala with nerves that convey information on the softness of food.
The softness of the single currency did benefit German exporters.
The softness in demand from international markets like China is something of a weight on results, but if the U.S. housing recovery continues, even with the occasional hiccup, Whirlpool should be fine.
With the softness in the economy over the past few years, companies have not had a lot of resources or time to invest in effective ways to address this seemingly unmanageable problem.
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If the softness seen recently in the pound does become extended, the next logical level of support could come in near 1.5530 and then at a more major zone between 1.5440 and 1.5450.
Standing near one of the mounted warriors, for example, we take in gold-trimmed expanses of small lacquered squares that cover the horse's flank, the grain of a decorated leather saddle pad, the sheen of a black metal mask, the ribbing of the helmet, the softness of the underarmor shirt, and the vibrant orange-and-gold striation of the samurai's cuirass and skirt.
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Coburn notes that the perceived softness does not related to any concerns about a worsening macro outlook.
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The company blamed the lower expectations for softness in the corporate market, as well as slower demand from emerging markets.
He blames the recent softness in PC demand specifically on macro issues.
Best Buy said the TV softness was partially offset by a low double-digit comp stores increase in mobile phones, and a mid-single digit increase in mobile computing, as tablet computer sales were strong.
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Pai contends long-term investors should look past the near-term softness, and own the stocks.
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The Empire State Manufacturing and the Philadelphia Fed Survey both reflected softness in the manufacturing sector, which is still a concern.
"Renewed momentum in the domestic business more than offset continued softness in the International business, " Joly said.
And analysts are saying that the reason that this is happening is because of uncertainty about the American economy, that we are entering a double-dip recession, or at the very least a period of real softness and weakness for the U.S. economy.
Was the shift driven by core business softness that precluded further investment, the personal fiat of a short-tenured CEO or a justifiable reaction to disappointing sales?
Now he saw the town as you saw a place after fire, all softness gone: the out-crops of rock, the dark gullies, the fireproof rubbish of brown beer bottles and car skeletons.
With that said, we would note that Microsoft likely benefited from deals that pushed from the June quarter to September, which could help to offset some softness due to the macro backdrop.
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Wu was also inspired by the femme fatales of Helmut Newton hence the tug-of-war between hardness and softness as seen on the retro-style swimsuits, the dresses with paneled leather, the sheer frocks with leather edging and those leather harnesses.
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Executives said they are launching the new project despite continued softness in Las Vegas gambling revenue because they are ideally positioned to capitalize on the flood of Asian tourists flocking to the Strip.
The company also disclosed significant softness in consumer PCs, with sales down 23% year-over-year in the latest quarter.
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