Now, to do that, the first thing we had to do was break the back of this recession.
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So when I took office, we knew the first thing we had to do was to break the back of this recession.
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Fed Chairman Paul Volcker had signaled, by jacking up interest rates so high, that he would stop at nothing to break the back of inflation.
And that's why we took some very tough steps, in some cases some unpopular steps, when I took office to break the back of this recession.
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The investments we have made and tough steps we have taken have helped break the back of the recession, and now our economy is finally growing again.
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If we try to break the back of this recession on the back of our military, then who will have our backs the next time we're attacked?
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And economists from across the political spectrum warned that if dramatic action was not taken to break the back of the recession, the United States could spiral into another depression.
Now, the economic crisis required the government to make immediate emergency investments that added to our accumulated debt -- critical investments that have helped to break the back of the recession and lay the groundwork for growth and job creation.
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As he did in Saturday's semi-final win over Monaco, the British number one became stronger as the finish line drew closer and he sealed victory with his fourth break of the day to get his season back on track ahead of next month's end of season finale event in London.
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Any thoughts that a straightforward win was finally on the cards were briefly put on hold as Murray handed back a break at the start of the final set with a double-fault in the following game.
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Once I got back in it at the beginning of the fourth set, once I got the break back, I started hitting the ball a lot better.
Although Hewitt managed to break back in the eighth game of the third set, the 15-time Grand Slam champion simply broke again before closing out the win.
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But one break of serve saw a nervy-looking Murray concede the first set and, although he hit back in the second, three break points went begging in game one of the third set, which Roddick went on to take on a tie-break.
After the break, Bolton were pinned back as Birmingham went in search of the equaliser.
Asamoah Gyan regained the lead for Sunderland after the break, but the visitors sat back and finally buckled under a barrage of long throws and set-pieces, as two Jermaine Pennant free-kicks set up Huth to score twice in the last seven minutes and seal a remarkable recovery.
But it was Wigan who took the game by the scruff of the neck before the break, penning their hosts back in their half and maintaining the pressure without managing to fashion a real opening.
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"Rising crime, increasing community tension and more problems on our streets will contribute to the break-up of civil society if we do not turn back, " the council leaders warned.
The Eagles, boosted by a Hercus penalty just before the break, dominated for long periods of the second period and twice got back to within a score of their opponents.
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Rangers moved into a three-goal lead in the first half but Callum Woods pulled one back for Dunfermline before the break and Joe Cardle strengthened hopes of a comeback with the visitors' second after the break.
On-loan West Ham striker Freddie Sears dragged his effort wide in response, but Scunthorpe did pull one back just before the break courtesy of McDonald's well-taken finish.
It was panic stations for the Briton and he responded by reverting to the scrambling skills that are the bedrock of his game, forcing the errors from Baghdatis to break back for 1-1 when the Cypriot failed to make a smash.
Russian number one Safin lost the first set of his match on a tie-break but came back strongly to win the next two 7-5 7-5, before closing out the match 6-1 as the Argentine crumbled.
But man-of-the-match Parks levelled before the break, then took charge after half-time with the help of his outstanding back row.
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