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

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with the economic downturn in recent times, it certainly does, you know, look not so encouraging,

近期的经济衰退让境况看起来没那么振奋人心，

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Or just banks in general that have gone bankrupt since the economic downturn.

或者就是经济危机以来破产了的一般银行。

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The economic downturn has hit young adults especially hard.

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

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

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World leaders of the top 20 economies are expected to discuss climate change during talks on the global economic downturn next month in London.

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But Martin admits, the global economic downturn was noticeable leading up to the Olympics.

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For some,the wave of suicides at France Telecom reveals the downside of the scramble to stay competitive amid the pressures of globalization and the recent economic downturn.

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has slowed slightly. Analyst say it's due in part to the economic downturn, tougher border enforcement and an increase in workplace raids by police looking for illegals.

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The legislation will seek to limit risk-taking at firms and would raise regulatory requirements to ensure that banks have enough money on hand to weather an economic downturn.

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In speeches women trade union representatives in Thailand, marking international women's day activities, called for greater job security as the global economic downturn makes deep cuts into employment in export-oriented industries.

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Confronting the economic downturn and preventing it from boosting hemispheric poverty rates will be urgent priorities at the Summit of the Americas, according U.S.Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs,Tom Shannon.

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Many charities in the United States are facing tough times because of the current economic downturn, and program spokesperson Kendra Kielbasa says individual donors this year were more generous than anyone had expected.

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Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

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The 27-member bloc agreed to double loans available to eastern European countries to $68 billion and to contribute about $100 billion to the IMF as part of an overall funding increase so the institution can help countries worldwide battle the economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The winner of the presidential election will replace President Valdas Adamkus who is stepping down in July after completing a second and final five-year term Analysts say Lithuania's main political parties and politicians are widely disliked because of the current economic downturn, and their reputations have been overshadowed by corruption allegations.

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