In all,seven of the ten top countries sent more students last year, just as the economic downturn was worsening.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

Those challenges included an economic downturn, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a promise to reform the health care system.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

The current economic downturn grew out of a culture of irresponsible lending and borrowing and "a failure of the entire system,"

VOA: special.2009.06.19

But what really set this economic downturn apart from others,he says, was the severity of the banking crisis.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

In a time of economic downturn,it says, college students are depending on credit cards more than ever.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

And it expects that number to increase to forty-five billion dollars by the end of this year, even with the current economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Some economists warned of the possibility of another downturn if governments withdraw growth measures too quickly.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

There are more questions than answers,they say, about how the worldwide economic downturn will affect Alaska.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

she describes how the economic downturn has made more people open to the idea of swapping.

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That downturn was partly caused by bankers and others taking irresponsible risks to earn huge payments.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

At the root of the sharp price decrease is reduced demand because of the economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

But the economic downturn has cost millions of jobs and recovery will take some time.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

The downturn could lead to trade wars if countries raise barriers to foreign competition.

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But the economic downturn soon forced the Nakheel company to suspend those plans.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Inflation hurts,too. China's export-driven economy has been recovering from the worldwide downturn.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

However,the housing market continued to suffer its worst downturn in generations.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

That is a period of growth followed by another downturn.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

However,the economic downturn is creating problems for some pet owners.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

The economic downturn has hit young adults especially hard.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

But Hawaii is also experiencing problems from the downturn.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

But I also know that we've got a long way to go to fully restore our economy and recover from what's been the longest and deepest downturn since the Great Depression."

VOA: special.2009.10.30

Officials are hopeful that they see signs that the dramatic downturn in the world economy is bottoming out.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

Sinclair Thompson expects the major carriers to rebuild capacity while low-cost airlines, which continued to grow during the downturn, are still expanding.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

The number of single mothers has increased. The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Sakuma says during this year's global economic downturn it has been harder to keep up with demand and fill their clients' orders.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09