pick up the slack

He said it was unclear whether private demand would be strong enough to pick up the slack when fiscal stimulus fades in 2010.

He had a ragtag band of criminals ready to pick up the slack .

India did not prevent overall profit growth; in another year another country will do poorly and India will pick up the slack.

Japanese savers will be selling bonds in retirement -- and there aren't enough younger workers to save enough to pick up the slack.

Rather than rushing to fill the vacancy, I watched to see which employees would voluntarily pick up the slack.

U. S. policy makers will have to hope one of its chief economic rivals steps in to pick up the slack.

LeBron, who battled back spasms all night long, wasn't at his best, and his teammates were unable to pick up the slack.

However, when we put ourselves in extreme situations that tax its natural capabilities, it's up to us pick up the slack and help it perform.

Claussen says in the absence of a substantive commitment by the federal government, U. S. states have stepped in to pick up the slack.

Finding replacement lawyers who can pick up the slack quickly has been a struggle.

Most companies in need of financing can just tap another market. Couldn't the bank loan market pick up the slack?

In short, China's export-driven model could fall apart before consumers are able to pick up the slack.

And the Nightwatcher was the only guy to pick up the slack.

Moving too fast, the U. S. has warned, could risk a repeat of the global recession if private demand didn't pick up the slack.

Maybe the next time western economies stall, domestic demand from Asia will pick up the slack.

In recent years volunteer organizations have emerged to help pick up the slack.

Companies slashed salaries and curtailed benefits, all while asking shell-shocked veterans to pick up the slack for downsized colleagues.

As governments start to pull that back, the big question is, is private sector demand going to pick up the slack?

Europe certainly cannot be counted on to pick up the slack.

And, says Mr Morrison, jewellery is not going to pick up the slack if investment falters.

Even as growth slows from Saudi Arabia and other big producers, other regions around the world may pick up the slack.

If Westerners are expecting Brazil and China to pick up the slack for our weak economies, we will have to give up something in return.

Business investment has lately been stronger than residential investment, but it is unlikely to pick up the slack in the near future.

With government spending slowing in both regions, central banks are under increasing pressure to pick up the slack.

The big question is whether, and when, consumer spending and business investment will pick up the slack.

Corporations, which are still facing tight credit conditions, are unlikely to pick up the slack any time soon.

The so-called Taobao addicts are helping to pick up the slack in a sluggish economy.

When the car arrives in the U. S. early next month, Lexus is hoping that it can pick up the slack of falling SC convertible sales.

And as declining incomes force families to cut back on these outlays, she says, "women will most likely pick up the slack. "

For bond investors fixated on AAA credits, there is not much capacity elsewhere to pick up the slack.

It will take many months for producers in places like Indonesia and Brazil to pick up the slack.

So turn around and I'll pick up the slack!

And if private investors fret, central banks may well pick up the slack.

I don't want others to pick up the slack, so I have to finish this project before I quit.

RSS readers can pick up the slack to some degree, but some sites only put out parts of articles this way.

If you don't get your work done in time, whom do you expect to pick up the slack?

Mary left the company without finishing her work, so i must pick up the slack

So turn around and and I'll pick up the slack

With the government and consumers exhausted, officials are begging firms to pick up the slack