6.05.2011

BITS AND PIECES / DRIBS AND DRABS / FITS AND STARTS

Encouragement comes in bits and pieces.
New signs that recovery may come in dribs and drabs.New figures on home sales and manufacturing activity suggested on Friday that economic recovery was likely to occur in fits and starts [trancos e barrancos] because of high unemployment, a mercurial [volátil] stock market and shaky consumer demand.