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He said there is a possibility that the strike 'if it drags on a few days' could affect production at Honda's four plants in China.

Sure, leverage can get you into a home or a new car, but too much debt is one of the biggest drags on your financial well-being.

The last drags on as the claimant's widow and son squabble over how much to accept.

Heavy debt loads in Greece and other European countries had been one of the few drags on an otherwise rising stock market in recent months.

But if the mood sours as the crisis drags on, the party might have trouble sustaining that argument.

But the longer economic weakness drags on, the more slack builds up in the system, keeping a lid on prices.

A female who looks great at the beginning of the night but as time drags on and nears midnight her appearance quickly deteriorates.

As the NI crisis drags on, in the form of criminal investigations and the public inquiry, it could do Mr Cameron much harm in this slow way.

But one of the heaviest drags on our recovery is getting lighter. Now we have to build on the progress we've made, and keep moving forward.

But as the crisis persists, austerity drags on and the euro zone integrates to save itself, the legitimacy of the enterprise will suffer.

If all this drags on too long, San Antonio might not send anyone to the Miss Texas pageant in July.

As the war drags on, the intensity and accuracy of those attacks has increased.

Therefore as the final epic battle drags on and on what you feel is fatigue rather than excitement.

If the crisis drags on and claims more victims, gradualism could yet become more expensive than a more ambitious approach.

The key drags on this will be continued weakness in housing and autos in that both are resetting to lower normal levels of activity.

As the crisis drags on, a break-up of Belgium looks less unthinkable than it was.

A growing number of employers are resorting to salary cuts as the recession drags on.

"The longer this drags on, the less draconian the outcome should be, as long as markets continue to mend, " says one lobbyist.

But one of the heaviest drags on our recovery is getting lighter.

Bank of America is bracing for another wave of loans to go bad as the recession drags on.

As the recession drags on, moms and dads are finding ways to dote on their kids without opening their wallets.

Some analysts say that the longer the 20-month-old conflict drags on, however, military intervention will be inevitable.

If you smoke, you'll take more drags on your cigarette. If you're drinking, you'll take more sips.

As time drags on, headquarters becomes more frustrated with progress, and in many cases, it becomes a career killer for management.

"Obviously, if the crisis drags on recession will begin to bite, " said Anne Miroux, head of the Unctad team that prepared the report.

As the year drags on and older stimulus packages show their flaws, it is inevitable that more help will be needed.

Frustration among evacuated residents, many of whom left with few or no personal possessions, has grown as the crisis drags on.

And as the recession drags on, ever more youngsters are likely to find themselves left in economic limbo.

The most enduring conflict of the past century, between Israelis and Palestinians, drags on drearily today.

Once a short-term commitment at most, internships have become an obligatory rite of passage that often drags on for years.

But, after the bust, China is a source of excess supply and its refusal to consume drags on the world economy.

But as the decision to strike drags on, anti-war voices begin to grow louder.

And if the case drags on for too long, Sun may sink behind the horizon for good.

As it drags on, the decision may well become easier.

The longer your implementation drags on, the higher their revenue.

It's weak despite the growth in consumption thanks to other major drags on activity.

The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

If the recession drags on, the risk of social turmoil will rise.

The thing I know about economics is as one economy starts to slow, it drags on its trading partners and so on, and so on.

The longer the crisis drags on, the worse the impact on Asia will be.

Many of the drags on first-quarter output are transitory.

The longer the crisis drags on, the more the ECB must put its reputation at risk, by buying (or ceasing to buy) government bonds.

If the conflict drags on long enough, yes.

Depression, on the other hand, drags on for weeks or even months, and is a much more complex condition.

Some 1, 500 jobs would have to go by July, he says, and perhaps another 10, 000-12, 000 if the dispute drags on.

At a rate of 9. 6 percent, unemployment is seen as one of the biggest drags on the U. S. economy

Japan's nuclear crisis drags on, exposing profound failures both at the company and in national energy policy