Atop lazy swirls of blues riffs, a voice croaks: "It's what you call a downbeat, it's what you call a downbeat.". From Wordnik.com. [Wicked French Party Tunes From Band Named Rin������r��se] Reference
They are not "downbeat" -- perhaps even when they should be. From Wordnik.com. [BloggingStocks] Reference
Economists were universally downbeat, which isn't totally surprising. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
Basically, each downbeat is doubled in length. From Wordnik.com. [Full measures of devotion] Reference
& Co. comment that Apple's guidance for the next quarter is "downbeat," as a result of worries about a looming recession. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
"downbeat," as a result of worries about a looming recession. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Reina, however, refused to be downbeat about the outcome. From Wordnik.com. [José Reina asks Liverpool fans to be patient and realistic] Reference
But other industry and government data were more downbeat. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Recovery Waits For Increasingly Thrifty Consumers] Reference
Moreover, all these downbeat numbers were for just one year. From Wordnik.com. [A Really Big Mac] Reference
And another downbeat week for the economy and for Wall Street. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 1, 2009] Reference
The downbeat mood raises concerns about second-half consumer spending. From Wordnik.com. [Home Prices Rose in May] Reference
But it's certainly OK. And there is upbeat news in the downbeat market. From Wordnik.com. [The New Rules Of Retirement] Reference
The first track, "Tango A Mi Padre," makes that clear from the downbeat. From Wordnik.com. ['Ojos Negros': A Mix of Highbrow and Funky] Reference
Elbows lifted, eyes locked, they inhale together, ready for the downbeat …. From Wordnik.com. [Tango] Reference
And though punk now has a connotation of downbeat fury, that was not always so. From Wordnik.com. [The Music Of Death, Alive Again] Reference
He's also downbeat about his achievements and tentative in expressing his opinions. From Wordnik.com. [Arj Barker: Landing of the Conchord] Reference
There is nothing downbeat, awkward, or twee about TTMOE's energetic, luminous songs. From Wordnik.com. [S.X. Rosenstock: The Tallest Man on Earth: New Folk Grows Numinous] Reference
The current vogue of Iraq movies is dark and downbeat, and none has been a box-office success. From Wordnik.com. [‘Black Hawk Down’] Reference
It is hard to point to a more downbeat assessment from a major retailing group in recent months. From Wordnik.com. [Argos barometer indicates a cold Christmas] Reference
Also Tuesday, downbeat economic data from both the euro zone and the U.S. added to a somber mood. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Trade Data Drag on European Stocks] Reference
Inc. both reported weaker-than-expected sales in the latest quarter and largely downbeat guidance. From Wordnik.com. [Staples Profit Rises 40%, Gives Cautious View] Reference
Adams was downbeat when he spoke to Lake this early afternoon in Washington, early evening in Dublin. From Wordnik.com. [Shattering Peace] Reference
Told his downbeat assessment qualified as a story, O'Neill then launched into all the upbeat signs he sees. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Pelosi Power] Reference
The region-wide decline came in the wake of this week's downbeat assessment of the U.S. economy by the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks Fall Across Asia] Reference
Underlying sentiment, however, remained weak in Europe against a backdrop of yet more downbeat economic data. From Wordnik.com. [Asian Stocks Drop; Europe Is Mixed] Reference
With the recent spate of downbeat news, he added, the danger is that "we keep talking ourselves into a recession.". From Wordnik.com. [Dow Sinks 3.3% on Week] Reference
Recent downbeat data have shown stagnant hiring, sluggish consumer spending and a rebound that has yet to take hold. From Wordnik.com. [Dow Tumbles 1.4% on Reignited Recession Worry] Reference
Adding to the downbeat tone in markets, fears about countries on the periphery of the euro zone were stoked when Standard. From Wordnik.com. [Dollar Gains Against Euro, Yen] Reference
Mendoza is part of a new class of Philippine filmmakers creating downbeat depictions of the impoverished Philippine underclass. From Wordnik.com. [Daring Filipinos Not To Look Away] Reference
The company recently expected earnings excluding charges of 12 cents to 13 cents, the lower end of its prior downbeat forecast. From Wordnik.com. [American Eagle's Net Slumps; Store Closings Planned] Reference
For a candidate who stresses that he is the only optimist in the race, Forbes's media buy is surprisingly downbeat and deceptive. From Wordnik.com. [Can You Really Buy A Caucus?] Reference
Although sentiment may be downbeat for the sector, at least one analyst is optimistic about the prospects for a housing recovery. From Wordnik.com. [Home Builders: Beaten Down and Looking Up?] Reference
Yet in today's downbeat economic climate, bold, luxurious floral dresses and separates in spring collections are a show of optimism. From Wordnik.com. [Watching The Flowers Bloom] Reference
This isn't the first time I have responded to the arrival of a new season in so downbeat a manner and it probably won't be the last. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Martin: Broadcast's New Season is a Disappointing Follow-Up to Last Fall's Big Success] Reference
(Soundbite of song, "I'm a Broken Heart") WAS: The lilting lyricism leavens the downbeat sentiment and all this froth and playfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Bird and the Bee, Getting Buzz] Reference
European stock markets finished modestly lower as downbeat comments from the head of the European Central Bank wiped out earlier gains. From Wordnik.com. [European Stocks' Gains Dissipate] Reference
Economists were mildly encouraged by the news, which followed several downbeat reports on housing and weaker economic growth last week. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Jobless Claims Drop, Retail Sales Rise] Reference
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