Many critics maintain that these policies will simply take demand out of the economy and depress growth.

Spooking those investors could hit the pound, drive up inflation, trigger rate rises and depress growth.

Also, several other pigment dilution genes, have been reported to depress growth rate.

Should the cost of servicing the national debt soar, more austerity may be required to hit deficit reduction targets, depressing growth.

A rising dependency ratio leads to higher taxes on the producers to support the unproductive parts of the population, depressing growth further.

He accuses mining executives of being engineering enthusiasts who like building and as a result, flood the market with materials and depress prices.

They are worried that the rise of digital publishing, with its tendency to depress prices and to be susceptible to piracy, will undermine their businesses.

But it has taken much longer to sell down their less liquid small caps, and this persistent selling has helped to depress prices.

A glut of used cars coming onto the market could depress prices heavily.

Current shareholders fear that the issue of additional equity may depress prices further.

Nevertheless, the rising bonus bill could depress returns from trading and advising on mergers and acquisitions.

Bankruptcy protection and hidden state subsidies protect the weak and depress returns for everyone else.

The study, which has been published since 1956, warned that changing demographics were likely to depress returns on both shares and government bonds.

That's even before new capital rules depress returns at the global players.

You have to depress the clutch and press the start button.

The engine starts again as soon as you depress the clutch.

When you are set to move off, depress the clutch and press the accelerator pedal, the engine automatically restarts.

Depress the clutch pedal again and the car starts automatically.

Depress the clutch, feel the gear being engaged via the lever in my hand, lift the revs, ease in the clutch and rumble forwards.

The gold advocates countered that silver would permanently depress the economy, but that sound money produced by a gold standard would restore prosperity.

In addition to the hyperinflation, the fall in the value of copper and lack of economic aid would further depress the economy.

Increase in government payroll has been shown to depress the economy in the long run.

Some believe that widespread use risks depressing the economy through lower worker productivity and more workplace accidents.

That will reduce consumer spending, further depressing the economy, but without easing the pressure on wages.

Officials fear too many listings will depress the market.

Experts have raised concerns that the difficulties facing first-time buyers could further depress the market.

Only when he had successfullly artificially depressed the market price would he put in sincerely intended orders — to buy.

But three factors have been depressing the market.

A severe economic recession and plummeting farm income depressed the market in 1925.

On the pay front, it may seem obvious that extra workers must depress wages.

Such abundance of skilled labour acted to depress wages.

Why would immigration not depress wages?

Its effect was to depress wages, since worker could be set against worker.

Fears that immigration would depress wages and raise unemployment rates were unfounded.