0 A stop-go situation is one in which there are periods of development and activity quickly followed by periods without activity, especially in a country's economy: --
The UK cannot afford another stop-go cycle of economic development.
1 used to describe a situation where an economy regularly has periods of fast growth, followed by periods of slow or no growth: --
2 regular periods of fast growth, followed by periods of slow or no growth: --
Therefore, the cycle generated by stop-go has led to under-investment and under-utilisation of investment.
We have discovered a new form of stop-go which is highly damaging to public finances and the whole process of planning and delivery.
We shall return to the stop-go process with a £20 billion deficit on payments.
We shall return to stop-go, but not with a balance of payments surplus like the last time.
We are familiar with the "stop-go" nature of the intercommunal talks.
Ever since 1945, stop-go was a question of our balance of payments.
It is difficult to exaggerate the damage to efficiency that violent stop-go policies inflict upon dedicated teachers and administrators.
The oil allowed us to carry on the go part of the stop-go cycle to such an extent.
