recessionary period

collocation in English

meaningsofrecessionaryandperiod

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recessionary
adjective
uk
/rɪˈseʃ.ən.ər.i/
us
/rɪˈseʃ.ə.ner.i/
relating to or caused by an economic recession (= a period when the economy of a country is ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofrecessionaryandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is not unusual in arecessionaryperiod.
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That reflects not only arecessionaryperiod; it reflects permanent change.
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It weathered substantial parts of thatrecessionaryperiodfar better than elsewhere.
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I should add that manufacturing output has now recovered from its loss during therecessionaryperiodof 1980–81.
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Even industries such as automobiles and electronics that had experienced phenomenal growth in the 1980s entered arecessionaryperiodin 1992.
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The counterfactual filter accords with the view that recessionary periods are a confluence of permanent and transitory shocks.
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For men, the trend towards early exit seems to have begun in the early to mid-1970s, and to have accelerated during the 1980s and 1990s, especially during recessionary periods.
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His research has shown that small businesses are important to employment growth during both recovery and recessionary periods.
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However, as many companies have discovered in recent recessionary periods, complacency is a very dangerous thing.
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The contributions of small businesses of less than 20 employees are particularly evident during recessionary periods, when employment at medium-and-large-size firms will be declining.
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Historically, bonds have outperformed stocks in recessionary periods.
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To avoid this they set aside profits during boom periods to supplement recessionary periods, as well as temporarily contracting employees to other companies as outsourced labour during recessions.
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