The figures offered further evidence of weakness in the housing market, with both home construction and sales at a sluggish pace.

The parents were horrified by the conditions in the building and the sluggish pace of the process.

Perhaps the sluggish pace of play (an average round took more than five hours) put Day in his comfort zone.

But there's one force that so far has managed to avoid blame for the sluggish pace of job growth: Enron.

The Government released two reports today that indicated the economy would continue to expand, though at a sluggish pace.

Brazil's economy, on the other hand, is expected to grow by a more sluggish pace in the near future.

But the benefits could be imperiled if the sluggish pace of the talks does not pick up.

Revenue continued to grow at the sluggish pace of 5.1 percent, to $4.3 billion.

In Richmond, business conditions moved lower from an already "sluggish" pace earlier in the fall.

And what little there is arrives at a sluggish pace.