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slippage

s li pij

  • n  a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
  • n  decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
  • n  failing to hold or slipping out of place
    the knots allowed no slippage

  • Since the liquidation of assets always results in slippage the more that is sold, the worse the price managers for every hedge fund always get the "best" 20% of the profit.
  • In the new jargon, a recession can be a "rolling readjustment," a "correction," a "slippage," an "easing," a "mild dip," a "downswing," a "normal adjustment," a "leveling off," a .
  • In current Washington pidgin, a "shortfall" is a defense production program that falls short of its goal; "slippage" is the amount it slips behind.
News & Articles

  • EUR/USD finds no respite
    FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD slippage has extended through the New York session, with... For more information, read our latest forex news.
    June 21, 2013 - The Forex Market
  • Testing set for slipping roadway in southern Ky.
    Testing set for slipping roadway in southern Ky. The Middlesboro Daily News (http://bit.ly/14mRcVv) reports the Bell County School Board approved a proposal to have an engineering firm come in and place sensors near the slippage. District personnel coordinator Jeff Saylor says the crack formed in the roadway near a school about three weeks ago but has dropped about 4 inches since then.
    June 21, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
Quotes

  • Michel Platini in Reuters.uk
    Platini, who is committed to the 16-team tournament being staged in eastern Europe for the first time, added: "I have the distinct feeling that the next four to six months will be crucial in order to avoid any critical slippage in sports and public...
  • Tony Dungy in Detroit Free Press
    It's very difficult to repeat in this league,Dungy, a Jackson native, said at a news conference with Manning on Monday morning. "It's so competitive that any little slippage is not going to allow you to get back to the top. What New...
  • Nick Collison in USA Today
    That's the most impressive thing, I think, about our team is our consistency and not having a lot of slippage where we have a bad stretch,said forward Nick Collison, the only player left from the franchise's last trip to the playoffs. "I...

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