severe recession
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsevereandrecession
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severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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recession
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈseʃ.ən/us/rɪˈseʃ.ən/
a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business ...
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(Definition ofsevereandrecessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This strong appreciation of the domestic currency is found to lead to asevererecessionin the domestic economy in the short run.
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In 1981, we got into asevererecession.
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Overall, the figures show clearly that we are experiencing a moresevererecessionthan anyone else.
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Last time we had asevererecession, in the early 1980s, it particularly affected certain regions, including mine.
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There is every sign that the world shipbuilding market is entering a period ofsevererecession.
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The past 20 years have seen a consistent decline in engineering and the past 18 months ofsevererecessionhave only compounded those problems.
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In economic terms, that stall means changing fromsevererecessionto economic depression.
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The country has been through asevererecession.
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There has been asevererecessionin the racing industry which we are now coming out of.
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One should expect an above-trend rate of growth if one is coming out of asevererecessionsuch as we have experienced.
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Manmade fibres in particular are suffering from asevererecession.
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I was saying that textiles—especially man-made fibres—are suffering fromsevererecession.
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Two years ago it looked as if the industrialised world was emerging from thesevererecessionwhich followed the increase in oil prices.
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These factors will tip the world back into asevererecession.
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They have given a vote of confidence to the industry at a time ofsevererecession.
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Thus, we have a uniquelysevererecession, forced on us by monetarism, in addition to the downturn caused by world conditions.
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Secondly, we are going to experience a verysevererecession.
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That would result in less stocking during this verysevererecession.
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Severerecessionin the industry can have only a disproportionate effect upon the lives of those communities.
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We are experiencing asevererecessionwhich affects all parts of the economy and all regions.
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