In the face of relatively stagnant markets, volatile prices and declining terms of trade, investment dropped further, diversification stalled and productivity remained stagnant.

What we found is that these rooms remained relatively stagnant until Saturday, when we opened the vents up again.

Both in Africa and the Arab region, intraregional trade remained mostly stagnant for decades representing some 10 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, of their trade volume.

The welfare state was transformed into a system of endemic waste. A gap emerged between the economy s productive base, which remained stagnant, and Greeks expectations (and demands), which were rising fast.

And when you get stagnant water, you get mosquitoes.

Persistently weak labor productivity growth has created a situation in which unit labor costs do not fall, even if real wages remain stagnant or decline. Indeed, despite a 1.3 drop in real wages in 2011, unit labor costs remained unchanged.

And many think that these countries are stagnant, but they are not.

Income there stayed stagnant, as it zoomed ahead in the rest of the world.

On the economic front, the country is emerging from a lengthy crisis, during which its economy was stagnant.

Many influential economists are now worried that the US faces anemic growth and secular stagnation, owing to a persistent gap between aggregate demand and full employment. Stagnant middle class incomes imply weak aggregate demand, which in turn means slack labor markets and stagnant wages for most workers.

For two decades, as one Asian economy after another boomed, Japan s economy remained virtually stagnant. Now, with GDP growth in Asia s two giants, China and India, slowing precipitously a decline that appears to be contributing to diminishing economic performance in much of the rest of Asia Japan is recording its strongest growth since its 1980 s boom.

However, in sub Saharan Africa and Latin America poverty reduction has been stagnant, and in Western Asia poverty has actually increased.

Significant problems remained.

Despite these positive developments, serious problems remained, and salaries, pensions and student scholarships remained unpaid.

It was as if I was living in a stagnant pool and cancer dynamited the boulder that was separating me from the larger sea.

They were facing increased poverty, a stagnant economic situation and a slowdown in economic growth resulting from the debt crisis of the early 1980s.

Only brute force remained.

Domestic politics remained volatile.

This extraordinary swing of almost 400 billion in the eurozone s current account balance did not result from a competitive devaluation the euro has remained strong. So the real reason for the eurozone s large external surplus today is that internal demand has been so weak that imports have been practically stagnant over the last five years (the average annual growth rate was a paltry 0.25 ).

Minister Pettigrew noted that Canada remained convinced that the Shannon mandate remained the best basis for initiating negotiations.

She remained silent all day.

Sadly, the situation remained critical.

(c) Countries that remained retentionist

While relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighbours remained cordial overall, some key peace implementation issues remained unresolved.

Trade remained a principal driver of development, and the three States remained fully committed to advancing the Doha Development Round.

Stagnant or falling real wages often coincided with rising unemployment and widening income gaps between skilled and unskilled labour (ILO, 2004 40 45 Akyuz et al, 2005).

An amount of 6,953 remained undocumented.

Interest remained high after the hearing.

He remained single all his life.

She has remained abroad ever since.

She remained single all her life.

Two issues have remained under consideration.

The security situation has remained stable.

Much, however, remained to be done.

However, poverty remained a major challenge.

Daunting human development challenges nevertheless remained.

The human rights situation remained alarming.

The art of storytelling has remained unchanged.

But what Cyrus represented remained absolutely central.

Lincoln's parents remained poor all their lives.

Except one old woman who remained behind.

Except one old woman who remained behind.

except an old woman who remained behind.

except an old woman who remained behind.

Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.