Symbian sales were declining fast and Windows Phone had yet to pick up the slack.
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If he falters, there are plenty of people who can pick up the slack.
Slashing spending and expecting privatization or competition to pick up the slack is not working.
Yet private institutions like USC cannot simply pick up the slack left by the public ones.
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"Their colleagues would have to pick up the slack, which would lead to resentfulness, " he says.
High yield bonds work to pick up the slack created by anemic Treasury returns.
Another payroll tax cut will require the U.S. Treasury to pick up the slack, and chip in.
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Analysts think strong consumer demand will pick up the slack, but shoppers may not save the economy.
There will be huge pressure for traditional banks to pick up the slack left by weakening capital markets.
If private lenders split, the government will have to pick up the slack.
As global demand for dollar-denominated debt falls, the Fed is looking for an excuse to pick up the slack.
Print media continues to suffer from declining advertising trends, putting pressure on digital platforms to pick up the slack.
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The question now is whether, if public spending on construction falls, the private sector will pick up the slack.
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So the state is providing less for most workers and the private sector is failing to pick up the slack.
The coalition government had hoped that the private sector would pick up the slack when public sector jobs were shed.
But, one more time, my sister had to pick up the slack and make all the arrangements while I traveled back.
When coworkers are laid off, those that remain must pick up the slack, meaning longer hours, harder work and less pay.
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This is going to put pressure on employers to pick up the slack if they want to retain a focused, productive workforce.
Domestic US savings would have to rise to pick up the slack.
So, of course, private industry stepped in to pick up the slack.
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This is not the best option, but for example Congress could end Medicare entirely, letting Medicaid pick up the slack for the poor.
According to the pundits, Obama is supposed to pick up the slack and seal the deals that Geithner can't seem to close.
Closer Joel Hanrahan was traded to Boston, leaving journeyman Jason Grilli to pick up the slack after another solid year as a setup man.
But amid the uncertainty, one thing is clear: GM, more than ever, will be counting on its financing arm to pick up the slack.
Google will need to offer this soon to be truly competitive in the enterprise, or some third-party vendor will need to pick up the slack.
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The world economy, and all its major players, from the government to the private sector to public households, have failed to pick up the slack.
Schedules may slip, other employees may have to work harder to pick up the slack, and many hours will be spent on recruiting a replacement.
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It continues to fall while other rivals pick up the slack.
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While the supply of crude has been interrupted from Libya, it appears that Saudi Arabia and the rest of OPEC can easily pick up the slack.
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"Ultimately the French may have to revise their own timetable for withdrawal unless they somehow persuade someone else to pick up the slack, which is unlikely, " said J.
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