Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. From LearnThat.org. [George H. Allen (1922-1990)]
The musca pendula lives in stagnant water; the larva is suspended by. From Wordnik.com. [Note IV] Reference
They won't want much, they will just let everything remain stagnant quo. From Wordnik.com. [Town halls push on amid protest fears] Reference
Unemployment will remain stagnant at current levels with minor fluctuations. From Wordnik.com. [The 2010 RedState predictions thread. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Caplan is saying that people who live in stagnant economies do not learn from failure. From Wordnik.com. [Growth and Economic Literacy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
That still wouldn't explain stagnant or declining hourly wages for bottom half men, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Squeezed Up, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Since about 1990, a major factor in stagnant wages has been the increase in health care costs. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate] Reference
Maybe inside lakes or in stagnant water or something, but not (in the ocean) that we could recall. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
The longer home prices remain stagnant or fall, the greater the penalty to our future economic growth. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Because we're not allowing ourselves to wallow in denial or be stagnant, and stagnant is so much easier. From Wordnik.com. [i hope you dance] Reference
Larry Bird can't remain stagnant with the Pacers, who have gotten worse since making the playoffs in 2006. From Wordnik.com. [NBA power rankings: Cavaliers No. 1 at regular season's end] Reference
Remember though, the institutions will not remain stagnant once you cease to make them government controlled. From Wordnik.com. [Church and State, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
As the needs of society change, our laws do not remain stagnant, but instead, respond to conform to those needs. From Wordnik.com. [The Deschenes Report: The Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals.] Reference
Wages remain stagnant for millions because the executives, celebrities, athletes, attorneys, and entrepreneurs, are paid millions. From Wordnik.com. [Proof that we need the bailout] Reference
Even when there is a stain, use the minimum water required for cleaning up and do not allow the water to remain stagnant on the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Lama Leather Chair] Reference
I like that they are showing progression rather than having the way they relate to each remain stagnant – shucks, just like real life. From Wordnik.com. ['Bones' recap: Pops knows best (and now, about Club Jiggle) | EW.com] Reference
You can’t explain stagnant wages with high executive salaries. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate] Reference
It keeps literature stagnant, which is effectively to destroy it. From Wordnik.com. [Realism in Fiction] Reference
That means things like home values, wages, and the availability of venture capital remain stagnant. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Pittsburgh, phoenix] Reference
Two competing entities will bring out new ideas where a single monolithic entity will remain stagnant. From Wordnik.com. [Conceived in Tribalism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
There is no place, however stagnant, which is not the great world to the creatures that move about, in it. From Wordnik.com. [Ernest Maltravers — Complete] Reference
Indeed, the past week has seen a flurry of changes for a regime typically characterized as stagnant by its many critics. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
And, number two, he's kind of stagnant in the polls right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2008] Reference
The "stagnant" feeling that comes from knowing every detail about your story. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
A kind of stagnant inertia, tempered with bitter joy, is characteristic of debauchery. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Seriously, this throwback thinking from the 1860s goes beyond "stagnant," to downright "antebellum.". From Wordnik.com. [My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]] Reference
Even a "stagnant" average household income implies a higher standard of living for the average household member. From Wordnik.com. [The Inequality Myth] Reference
That could result in fewer openings in coming years, potentially leaving academic departments "stagnant," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Delayed Retirements Are Boon and Bane for Firms] Reference
It got kind of stagnant at both ends of the court, and he came in and got a rebound, a steal and made some big shots. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
But, coming from the same moron who dismissively called native culture "stagnant" and "primitive", that shouldn't be surprising. From Wordnik.com. [SPANK that bitch! SPANK HER, I say!] Reference
Norway have overtaken "stagnant" Britain in the last four years. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
I'm starting to feel a bit "stagnant" and unsure of where to go next. From Wordnik.com. [BiggerPockets Forums] Reference
"Its kind of stagnant," FitzGerald said on the state of consolidation. From Wordnik.com. [naplesnews.com Stories] Reference
That's the kind of stagnant thinking that Obama has pledged to overcome. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I'm quite sure if you look at the tape, everybody's kind of stagnant, standstill. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
Michael Rendell, a partner at PwC, described the British jobs market as "stagnant". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"We got to a point where it was kind of stagnant for a couple of weeks," Lidge said. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
Webb, the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner, said he felt "stagnant" after a. From Wordnik.com. [ESPNsoccernet]
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