Noun : August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. From Dictionary.com.
They could have added that the Academy, in doldrums at the time, was ill-equipped for the sensitive task. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature] Reference
"The second-term doldrums have really set in," said a White House aide. From Wordnik.com. [On Condition of Anonymity] Reference
Nomansland, called the doldrums, which made him restless, cross and disagreeable. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lame Prince Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret Waters] Reference
Joining BT in the doldrums was the emergency power supply outfit Aggreko, which fell 11p to. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Way out in the Pacific Ocean, in an area once known as the doldrums, an enormous, accidental monument to modern society has formed. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Bill Peet is extremely inventive whenever he uses various words such as "doldrums" and. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The peak season for house buying is over and the market will remain in the "doldrums" until. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.aboutproperty.co.uk] Reference
Presently more "doldrums," with a good deal more wind in them than in the "wariables" of the line latitude. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales] Reference
MUMBAI - Bollywood star Suniel Shetty feels Congress MP Rahul Gandhi should step in to save the sport from the "doldrums". From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
This region is called by seamen the "doldrums," and considerable trouble and difficulty do ships experience in crossing it. From Wordnik.com. [The Ocean and its Wonders] Reference
This region of the "doldrums" or frequent calms is one of much trouble to sailing ships on their voyages from one hemisphere to another. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography] Reference
The economy has been in the doldrums his entire term. From Wordnik.com. [The Aftermath: It's The Terror, Stupid] Reference
Only game: Other ventures are clearly in the doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Vision, Meet Mr. Reality] Reference
She fell into doldrums after being laid off from a job she loved. From Wordnik.com. [Virtual Therapy] Reference
Most of the UK's regional newspaper chains, though, are still in the doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Newspapers beat the doomsayers' final deadline] Reference
Immigrants played a similar role in the recovery from the early-1990s doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Death of the Dream] Reference
He returned to Mexico in late 1994 to find his political career in the doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's Never Seen A Race Like This] Reference
"Thank you, Richard, for rescuing abstract art from the doldrums," that's what. 2. From Wordnik.com. [A Global Tour Of 2001'S Best Art] Reference
And all those hordes of unhappy people are dragging the economy into the doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Patti Davis's Prescription] Reference
In the battle that looms ahead, both sides could drag the country into deeper doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Streets] Reference
Now, after years in the doldrums, there are signs of the sport coming back to life here. From Wordnik.com. [Building a Jerusalem in Zimbabwe's green and pleasant land] Reference
What followed was a lost decade in the doldrums and the country has never fully recovered. From Wordnik.com. [China overtakes Japan as world's second-largest economy] Reference
And will Norton's campaign have recovered from its initial doldrums in time to win the contest?. From Wordnik.com. [Aaron Harber: The Nation's Political Testing Ground: Colorado Elections & Candidates] Reference
The GOP lost 26 seats in 1982 when Ronald Reagan was president and the economy was in the doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: The Zoning Battle] Reference
Despite its own economic doldrums, the United States looms like a 21st-century El Dorado in comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Making It In America] Reference
Germany, France and Italy seem to be in the creative doldrums; only a single film from Japan was invited. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing Too Wild At Heart] Reference
Hirsch says he still believes in the summer stock doldrums, but sees them happening later than they used to. From Wordnik.com. [Money: Summer Stock Shifting] Reference
Last year 326,000 U.S. tourists visited Turkey, a 412 percent increase since the post-gulf-war doldrums of 1991. From Wordnik.com. [The Istanbul Express] Reference
The warroom rapid response and the endless talk shows will mean nothing if the economy is in the doldrums in 1996. From Wordnik.com. [And You Thought The Campaign Was Long] Reference
But those willing to swap their slippers for hiking boots take a major step toward overcoming the season's doldrums. From Wordnik.com. [Wintertime Rambles] Reference
We wrote movies that were diversions to get people out of the doldrums -- to get a smile or an inner connection to a story. From Wordnik.com. [The '30S] Reference
Rising above New York's post-September 11 doldrums, the W Times Square sold out only three months after it opened in January. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Stay In Style] Reference
Well-wishers prayed that newly adventurous consumers would lift the world's second largest economy out of the doldrums of deflation. From Wordnik.com. [NATION OF MISERS] Reference
With the city's economy still in the doldrums, criticism of the cozy relationship between tycoons and the government has been growing. From Wordnik.com. [Carrying The Torch] Reference
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