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It is possible that California is going to get hit hard, so if you live there, be in preparation.

Yeltsin got hit hard by the old Communists, who said he had caved in to me on the important issues.

While it did not suffer a western-style financial crisis, it was hit hard by the second-order effects, as exports suddenly collapsed.

Everton are Portugal. Once they ruled the land, but have hit hard times and are now overshadowed by an illustrious neighbour.

Malting barley production in Australia was likely to be hit hard in parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

Financial, commodity and materials sectors were all hit hard by fears of escalating government debt problems in Greece, Portugal and Spain.

Hit hard by the recession, GE is in the throes of scaling down its financial services subsidiary, GE Capital, by an estimated 40%.

But manufacturers trying to make product outside of China and other Asian countries are getting hit hard.

"Whilst Asia was not the epicentre of the crisis it has been hit hard, " said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, last week.

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However, Mr Timmer said developing nations were being "hit hard directly in the domestic economy" by a collapse in investment as well.

Sales of the once-popular medicine have been hit hard recently by a report linking it to heart attacks.

One often overlooked region likely to be hit hard by the price increases is Central Asia, Abbassian said.

Non-security discretionary programmes, including education, energy, environment, roads, training, science and much more, have been hit hard.

President Obama made his remarks in the Midwestern state of Ohio, a state hit hard by the recession.

The company where I've worked for eight years has hit hard times and announced a generous voluntary redundancy scheme.

And to anyone out there hit hard in these past couple of weeks, my thoughts are with you.

His mind blanked out as he was hit hard and lost consciousness.

Unlike previous recessions, the luxury chains have been hit hard this time - here prices as well as quality of service have been cut.

Building companies said construction work would become expensive, and commercial construction would be hit hard.

Emerging market currencies have been hit hard by liquidity concerns in Europe, and authorities are starting to act to stem the weakness.

Hamas, though hit hard by the air and ground campaign, remains the de facto force within the coastal enclave.

After years of rapid economic growth, Russia was hit hard by the crisis.

The mayor of Tuscaloosa Alabama. His city was hit hard by severe weather and tornadoes that whipped across the southern U. S. last week.

Some sectors, like IT, real estate and securities, have been hit hard by the crisis and have begun to cut jobs.

Severe shortage of rains is said to have hit hard the West Nile region, the firm's main tobacco leaf producer.

"All of these areas are going to be hit hard. "

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Investors have been hit hard by the current crisis. Lessons are being learned and investment strategies revised.

Steelmakers have been hit hard by the global slowdown in sales of everything from appliances and autos to construction.

Gateway has been hit hard by a combination of fierce price competition and a sluggish market for PCs in the US.

Sony, like other Japanese manufacturers, has seen its profits hit hard by the rise of the yen against the dollar and the euro.

African-Americans have been hit hard by the economy, with black unemployment at 13. 6 percent, almost double the rate of whites.

We are hit hard by both our own weary self-control as well as the exhausting empathy we apparently have for everyone else's self-control.

Blackstone was hit hard by the credit squeeze, posting a net loss of $113m due to a non-cash charge related to its initial public offering.

Hit hard by the downturn, car makers in Western Europe and the U. S. are increasingly looking towards emerging markets for their salvation.

Plus, the government is drafting another policy package to help nine key industrial sectors hit hard by the global economic downturn.

Shrivelling access to capital threatens further development, and manufacturers have been hit hard over the past year.

Admittedly, with the local economy already hit hard by the recession, the expense is not exactly welcome.

Once the glory of the economy, the City of London has been hit hard by the credit crunch and its sequel.

If they hit hard enough to move a pointer to the right spot on the dial, they won a prize.

Hawaii was hit hard early Sunday morning with a massive earthquake and several aftershocks.

Japanese stocks, hit hard by the recent global market turmoil, have gradually recovered thanks partly to continued yen weakness.

EARTH may have been hit hard, but the recession, it turns out, has not done much damage in space.

They were hit hard by the near-collapse of global credit markets and the dramatic destocking by shell-shocked firms.

He noted that Chinese export companies have small profit margins and could be hit hard, setting off a potential wave of social turmoil.

Although Germany's exporters have been hit hard by the global crisis, domestic demand has held up well.

In the United States, libraries are largely funded by local governments, many of which have been hit hard by the recession.

Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry.

Low rates in the U. S. and other economies hit hard by the financial crisis aren't having the same effect.

Toyota has been hit hard by the global recession and is currently operating multi-billion dollar losses.

In Higashi-Matsushima, a coastal town in Miyagi Prefecture that was hit hard by the tsunami, fishermen are doing more than just rebuilding.

Nyanza province, near Lake Victoria in the country's west, has also been hit hard. A cholera outbreak there has so far killed 39.

But the news is not so positive for their open economies, which have been hit hard by falling exports.

The company was hit hard by the recession.

The move comes as Lenovo attempts to reduce its over-reliance on corporate business, which has been hit hard by the global economic crisis.

The state will be hit hard by the weak real estate market, falling government revenue and the Hollywood writers' strike.

Farmers in particular have been hit hard, amid plunging prices for commodities.

Dependent on steel, fertiliser and chemical exports, Ukraine has been hit hard by the global slump in commodity prices.

Investors shunned riskier assets as equity and credit markets were hit hard in September, fuelling dollar gains.

Other export-oriented economies are also likely to get hit hard by another recession.

The poll shows most people expect to be hit hard by the consequences of recession in 2009.

The U. S. auto industry was hit hard by the recession.

The reason is simple: with most fish populations nowadays hit hard by over-fishing, fewer fishermen will mean more fish.

RussianRussia is a major wheat exporter. But crops have been hit hard by the record heat this summer.

Investors positioned for pain in several countries on Monday, with Italian and Belgian bond markets hit hard.

Immigrants on temporary contracts have been hit hard, as have the young.

But local authorities will be hit hard, as they depend heavily on property taxes and land sales.

Counselor. Besides their bank accounts, people's self-esteem and confidence are getting hit hard these days.

Germany's economy has bounced back strongly after being hit hard by the economic recession.

Populations were hit hard and fast, presumably to satisfy specific purchase orders from buyers.

At the same time Waitrose, which many analysts had thought would be hit hard by the economic downturn, has prospered.

This year southern and central Somalia were hit hard by drought and famine, along with conflict. Now, there's another problem.

raising prices to levels that could not be supported. Bad property loans hit hard at Ireland's main banks. Unemployment is over 13%.

The innocent bystanders, the countries that managed their economies well, have also been hit hard.

It's a region that's been hit hard by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as tourists sub stayed away in droves.

Domestic abuse services are being hit hard by the cuts, and many campaign groups will be on Saturday's march.

The industry as a whole has been hit hard by the economic recession.

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Like copper, oil prices were hit hard by spring fears about weakness in Europe.

The supermarkets and consumers have been hit hard by inflation.

Its manufacturers have therefore been hit hard by the slump in American demand.

Many companies, countries and individuals were hit hard, some seriously.

Emerging economies are being hit hard by weakening exports and the collapse of private capital flows.

Medium and small enterprises (SEMs), especially in the export sector, are being hit hard.

These won't just hit hard at average families -- they threaten to derail any economic recovery.

Construction and service outfits have been hit hard.

The United States, in turn, has been hit hard by the crisis.

Was it hit hard enough to flip upside down?

Japan's carmakers were hit hard in the current crisis by dint of their heavy dependence on the US.

Like many financial institutions, ShoreBank was hit hard by America's housing bust.

But crops have been hit hard by the record heat this summer.

The outbreak first hit hard in June, particularly in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.

More generally eastern Europe has been hit hard by the reversal of private capital flows.

Japan's economy, still struggling after the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, has been hit hard by the falling U. S. dollar.

Prius sales have been hit hard by that combination of factors.

He tells VOA he just returned from northeastern Kenya, an area hit hard by dry conditions.

The United States has been hit hard by the crisis.

Countries that export significant amounts to the US have also been hit hard.

China was hit hard during the January sell-off in global equities.

That's why I'll create an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in places hit hard by job loss.

But the 12-storey building hit hard times in 1905 and was reinvented as a hotel.

But Mr. Obama went on to stress these are also tough times for Americans hit hard by the nation's economic ills.

The credit crunch has hit hard trade financing for countries in Asia and Africa.

Now if your sole revenue source is advertising, then your revenue gets hit hard.

Overall, philanthropic giving has been hit hard by the weak economy.

Eurozone markets were hit hard following the downgrade.

Although crops will be hit hard, no scarcities loom because grain reserves are high.

In 2008 the Chinese dairy industry was hit hard when traces of a deadly chemical melamine was found in dairy products.

If the situation continues and even more developers stay on the sidelines, local city governments' finances will be hit hard.

The unprecedented drought has hit hard The Yangtze River Valley.

Asia was hit hard in 2007 and 2008 when shortages of foodstuffs, especially rice, led to hoarding and riots.

Japan has been hit hard by falling demand for its cars and consumer electronics products.

The Philippines, the world's largest importer of rice, has been hit hard by the surge in rice prices.

Yet one just needs to look at the news today to know that corporations are getting hit hard by all manners of malfeasant code.

Colleges in some of the most deprived areas will be hit hard if the EMA is scrapped.

industrial cities hit hard by unemployment.

They will also travel to Ofunato, a city hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami, to conduct a clinic for 70 young people.

More important, Britain will be hit hard by the credit crunch.

Bulgari has been hit hard by the slowdown because of its reliance on big-ticket jewellery and watches.

The RAF looks certain to be hit hard.

The farmers were hit hard by the drought last winter.

Workers in the IT industry get hit hard, from every direction.

Introducing new technologies at this stage can hit hard on the team.

Hamas is seeking a ceasefire because it has been hit hard by Israeli sanctions and military incursions .

Foreclosures continue to rise in Florida and other U. S. states hit hard by the real estate crisis.

In 2011, the IMF expects growth of 4. 3% -- a bit slower than average global growth before the financial crisis hit hard in 2007.

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The farmers were hit hard by the drought.

Japan and South Korea have been hit hard by the economic slowdown. There are signs that it is having an impact in China too.

The tsunami hit hard many of the economies of the Indian Ocean area.

Bad property loans hit hard at Ireland's main banks.

The city of Mianyang was hit hard by the May 12 earthquake.

In states where globalization has hit hard, such as Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, he lost working-class whites.

Beijing has announced a Rmb4, 000 ($586bn) stimulus plan after its exports-powered economy was hit hard by weak global demand.

"China's labor-intensive sectors, such as textile, have been hit hard, " Cheng said. "And they are the major employers of migrant workers. "

Toyota has been hit hard in the downturn, forecasting its first annual loss in 59 years.

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The paper will not move. If you hit hard enough, the stick will break. This is due.

Riyad, 19, is from the northern town of Beit Lahia, from Al Atatra, an area that was hit hard by the recent Israeli incursion into Gaza.

Auto stocks were hit hard Monday, notably in Germany, as the market fretted that a weekend rate hike in China might bite into auto demand.

Analysts said regional and municipal banks were being hit hard, because they are net borrowers in the interbank market.

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However, the export sector was hit hard in late 2008, with December exports down 2. 8 percent.

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Banks were hit hard.

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Also hit hard: Wyoming, where incomes fell 3. 9%.

In Sendai city, which was hit hard along its coast, as many as 500 people stayed Sunday night in the undamaged prefectural office.

What we do know is that the corals are going to get hit hard.

First, low-cost exporters operate on margins of 5-10% and were hit hard when the CNY appreciated 6% in 1H08.

Toyota has been hit hard by a recent wave of labor unrest in China.

Like fellow global miners Rio, Anglo American and Xstrata, BHP was hit hard by the weakening US dollar last year.

Clottey was asked how he will handle the speed of Pacquiao. "I will hit hard and slow him down, " Clottey added.

Developing countries were hit hard by the 2008-09 recession and would be hit hard again if there were another developed world contraction.

The Mexican economy was hit hard by the slump that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year.

Myanmar, one of the world's poorest countries, was hit hard by Cyclone Nargis on May 2 last year.

Other industries could be hit hard - cement, for example, accounts for more than 5 per cent of global CO2 emissions.

Recall that California was one of the first states to be hit hard by the downturn in housing;

Our enemies in Iraq have been hit hard. They are not yet defeated, and we can still expect tough fighting ahead.

Like most auto suppliers, Lear has been hit hard by the collapse in new car sales, posting a net loss of $689. 9 million last year.

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Our country has been hit hard by the HIV epidemic and other preventable diseases and there is a lot of work to be done.

The immigrant losses are particularly pronounced in states where the recession hit hard,

China's diamond industry was also hit hard by the financial crisis

Citi has been hit hard by the credit crunch, recording two consecutive quarterly losses

The tourism industry has been hit hard by Thailand's political chaos,

it's been hit hard by the worldwide slump in demand

GM's network of dealers has been hit hard as US sales have dropped