economic distress

Others will say that it was a mistake all along to embark on expensive reform at a time of acute economic distress.

Economic distress, bribery, debts and foreign pressure: it can sometimes seem as if not much has changed in Greece down the ages.

Politics does feel sour and contentious in ways that seem to flow from the country's economic distress.

But in times of economic distress , there is only so much a Rising Sun company can do to wrap itself in the Stars and Stripes .

Weitzer sees college women as particularly susceptible to entering such an arrangement, especially during times of economic distress.

Keynesians are right that deficits, so far, have been more a symptom than a source of economic distress.

The economic distress of southern Europe was manifest in recently published GDP figures for the first three months of this year (see chart).

The slowdown in shipping along the Yangtze has caused economic distress for some businesses and hampered critical industries.

Historically, political reactions to economic distress have tended to come with a lag.

Mr. Picard said Mr. Madoff's victims''economic distress' compelled him to sue Mrs. Madoff.

And how will the resulting higher interest rates, diminished dollar, higher inflation, and economic distress manifest itself?

And here's the thing: The continuing weakness of many banks is helping to perpetuate that economic distress.

Historically, periods of severe economic distress have shaken up economics, and helped drive its evolution.

Then our nation was gripped by economic distress, social decline, political gridlock .

STROLL through Athens of an evening and the signs of economic distress are obvious.

People in economic distress become angry people and angry people tend to be volatile people.

This is not the first time that Americans have hankered for a change in alcohol policy during a period of economic distress.

markets may help cushion employment during periods of severe economic distress.

Yet, walking around Reykjavik and other cities this summer, one sees no signs of economic distress.

And in the midst of economic distress, the protectionists won.

There can be no real national recovery with so many millions of people in such deep economic distress.

Some 20, 000-22, 000 people are demobbed each year; if 6% of them struggle, that still amounts to a lot of social and economic distress.