Supraspinatus (Rotator Cuff) Tendinitis/Tear. The rotator cuff is a term given to four main tendons that wrap around the shoulder joint, the supraspinatus tendon being the tendon coming off the shoulder blade in the top portion.
Definition. Period of general economic decline, defined usually as a contraction in the GDP for six months (two consecutive quarters) or longer. Marked by high unemployment, stagnant wages, and fall in retail sales, a recession generally does not last longer than one year and is much milder than a depression.
Purpose Target: Economic Growth. To raise the GDP growth rate to the UK level. When rounded to one decimal place, at 2016Q3 annual GDP growth in Scotland was 1.1 percentage points lower than in the UK. At 2016Q4, annual GDP growth in Scotland was 1.4 percentage points lower than in the UK. Between 2016Q3 and 2016Q4, the gap between annual Scottish and UK GDP growth increased by 0.3 percentage points in favour of the UK (when rounded to one decimal place).