And the employment report, while suggesting weakness in the economy, also showed that wages rose by six-tenths of a percentage point last month.

She was rather tall and the smooth rounded face might have suggested weakness had it not been for the firm mouth.

In the parlance of the credit markets, "good" numbers suggest economic weakness, not strength.

The sharp decline suggested further weakness in American manufacturing.

Both consumer confidence and consumer spending have fallen, suggesting weakness in the economy at least through the November election.

A positive test suggests weakness of the abductors of the other hip.

Politeness was one thing, defeat that suggested weakness quite another.

A weak report on employment, suggesting continued economic weakness, would help next week's sales.

It suggested further weakness among industrial companies, but not a deepening slump that could spread to the broader economy.

Another report suggested weakness in the job market.