Japan's economy has been sagging since the beginning of the 1990's.

Sri Lanka's difficulties deepened during the 1970's, as its economy sagged.

President Bush did this, ditching his chief of staff when his ratings and the economy sagged in 1991.

When the economy sagged, the store was simply not able to sell enough merchandise to cover expenses.

The economy sagged and the housing market softened further.

Markets Stock prices sank as investors expressed concern that the economy was sagging.

Its economy has sagged and unemployment risen steadily to 12.8 percent of the population.

Japanese rents, though they have dropped since the economy sagged in the early 1990's, remain sky-high.

In October 1987 the Dow plunged more than 500 points and the national economy barely sagged.

But over the years its major factories moved away and its economy sagged.