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Light would be dragged down the hole as everything else would be, and all that would be left would be a shadow.

SADC's leaders, especially its younger ones, are increasingly loth to see their region dragged down by an ageing autocrat.

Traders said the financial sector was being dragged down as investors raised cash to invest in Westfield's capital raising.

made of glass fibre , the capsule will float on the sea and will not be dragged down by the sinking ship.

"It knows that if the U. S. economy topples, China will be dragged down too, " he said.

All day long you ve been dragged down by the negative power, listening to bad stuff, and then repeating this trash in your head.

Profits at John Lewis fell by a fifth in the last six months, dragged down by a poor performance from its department stores.

Chinese small-capitalization companies listed in the U. S. have seen their shares dragged down by a drip of scandals in unrelated companies.

Truman 's popularity, like Mr. Bush's, was dragged down by an unpopular war fought not in Iraq, but in Korea.

Slowly, her body dragged down byfatigue, she climbed from the water and paused to check that the sealedcontents of her kit had remained dry.

Imports were also dragged down by cheaper oil and commodity prices and weaker imports of materials and components used to make exports.

Third, otherwise robust societies can be dragged down by the environmental problems of their trade partners.

BP's disaster has mired a regional economy, hammered the company's share price and dragged down the FTSE 100.

How do you know if your Quality Score is being dragged down by the Account Quality Score or your adverts?

The housing bust, the credit crunch and a weakening labour market have dragged down domestic spending.

Even Spain, which entered the euro crisis with a lower debt ratio than Germany, could be dragged down.

The euro and euro-zone equity markets have come under pressure on concerns they could be dragged down by Eastern Europe's problems.

Now, under ordinary circumstances, a man who sold his soul to the Devil would be dragged down into Hell when his time came.

They were dragged down by worse-than-expected bad debts in its small business unit that spooked investors.

Many, including Mr Soros, lost heavily by failing to anticipate which countries would be dragged down.

Neither country is in danger of defaulting, but their ratings will be dragged down to junk level if the periphery defaults.

Fund raising worries also dragged down shares in two of China's top four banks in a broadly steady market.

But the industry will be stronger if it is not dragged down by its weakest competitor.

President Alberto Fujimori , dragged down by corruption scandals, will resign Monday or Tuesday, Prime Minister Federico Salas said .

They fear that they will never get the money back, and their own prosperous economies will be dragged down.

The outflows have dragged down the exchange rates of almost every emerging economy since the beginning of August (see chart 1).

The nationwide campaign against football gambling and match-fixing has dragged down football managers, players and coaches.

Barnes &Noble posted another quarterly loss, dragged down by a continuing decline in sales of paper books at its stores.

Alarm about Greece-and other fiscally unstable countries in Europe-has dragged down the euro sharply.

When a student whom I am teaching steals words and ideas from an author without acknowledgment, I feel cheated, dragged down into the mud.

Bad weather dragged down activity early in the year and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East boosted oil prices.

Chinese stocks have declined in recent months, dragged down by concerns about an overheating economy and inflation.

The slim margin for error means confidence could still evaporate, with even good banks dragged down by counterparty risk.

Waning interest from China dragged down overall international graduate-school application growth to 1%, the smallest gain in eight years.

Continued high unemployment has dragged down consumer confidence, which in turn has slowed spending.

In Tokyo, safe-haven demand drove the yen higher against the euro and dragged down exporters stocks.

More high-paid workers were retiring and being replaced by lower-paid youngsters, which dragged down overall wages.

Oscillation heavyweights also fell, dragged down part of the index.

The strong yen hurts Japanese exporters and has dragged down the stock market there.

A bankruptcy would have dragged down other countries and possibly torn apart the monetary union.

A little while longer, and we should hardly have escaped being dragged down with him.

A second straight day of mixed earnings and economic reports also dragged down stocks.

Chinese shares slid more than 5% Monday to a 20-month low, dragged down by heavyweights, as almost every issue lost ground.

Annual earnings at big oil companies were dragged down by their oil-refining operations.

Emerging markets would be dragged down too.

Its biggest fear is being dragged down if either of its rivals fails.

Gloom after the bursting of the dotcom bubble also dragged down champagne.

Yet Australia was not dragged down when a financial crisis struck Asia in 1997.

As a result, the yuan's trade-weighted value has been dragged down this year by the sickly dollar, while many other currencies have soared.

Its GDP fell by 1% in the year to the third quarter, dragged down both by a collapse in exports and by weak domestic demand.

How can these companies boost their chances of riding the Chinese wave rather than being dragged down by the undertow ?

So have a good drown, as you go down alone Dragged down by the stone.

The precipitous fall dragged down other markets from Chile to Mexico.

When you show mercy, you are not dragged down by the grudges that sap your energy.

That has dragged down median wages, while the wealthiest have seen their earning power rise.

The PC industry has been dragged down by lack of demand.

At the same time as exports have soared, real imports fell by 2% in the year to the second quarter, dragged down by weak domestic demand.

Who was dragged down by the stone.

That's where she got dragged down.

CPI was dragged down by food and non-alcoholic drink prices which fell below May and June but increased over the same period last year.

Satyam's shares fell nearly 80 percent in India and dragged down Bombay's main benchmark index . BSESN 7. 3 percent.

Gloom on the mainland also dragged down shares in Hong Kong, whose fortunes are increasingly tied to the economic health of greater China.

Shanghai's slump dragged down Hong Kong in its wake.

Unfortunately, You Get Dragged Down As Well

I am what I am and I won't get dragged down by you