sluggish growth

collocation in English

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sluggish
adjective
uk
/ˈslʌɡ.ɪʃ/us
/ˈslʌɡ.ɪʃ/
moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy ...
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growth
noun
uk
/ɡrəʊθ/us
/ɡroʊθ/
The growth of a person, animal, or plant is its process of increasing ...
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(Definition ofsluggishandgrowthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We had this stagflation, and there was frustration in the country about what was then considered a high rate of inflation, withsluggishgrowth.
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Most encouragingly, after a prolonged period ofsluggishgrowthaveraging only 1.4 per cent annually between 1973 and 1995, labour productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.7 per cent.
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For some there has been steady growth, for otherssluggishgrowth, and for a few, decline.
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Basically, thesluggishgrowthin world trade means that we simply cannot afford to make a unilateral bid for massive growth.
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However, there is an immediate problem ofsluggishgrowth.
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Export figures reflected thesluggishgrowthin world trade.
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The stubborn refusal of exports to rise, the intractable nature of our balance-of-payments problem, thesluggishgrowthrates despite high investment, should at least commend fresh appraisal of these problems.
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Late in the past 16 years there is some decline in unemployment, but it is not enough to compensate for thesluggishgrowththat we have had for 16 years.
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A good monsoon results in a robust growth for the economy as a whole, while a poor monsoon leads to asluggishgrowth.
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The main causes for continuedsluggishgrowthare poor government planning, internal unrest, minimal foreign investment and the large trade deficit.
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Given thesluggishgrowthof the economy, there is limited scope for generating adequate non-farming employment opportunities in the near future.
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After years ofsluggishgrowthand annual deficits the province started recording large surpluses, starting in 2006.
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