noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an economic slowdown/downturn (= when businesses become less successful )
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Experts are predicting an economic slowdown at the beginning of next year.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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Yesterday's trade figures showed clearly that export volumes were at record levels even in a worldwide economic downturn .
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And it is fertile soil for a severe economic downturn in the post-cold war world economy.
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The world's economic downturn has triggered a rash of defaults in commercial paper and long-term debt, particularly by unrated issuers.
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A few years hence, the nation experiences a severe economic downturn .
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Inpart, the fading lustre of famous names can be blamed on the economic downturn of the 1990s.
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When the Exposition closed Chicago was already in the grip of a serious economic downturn .
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He said first he had to deal with the provincial government's financial woes and an economic downturn .
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There is no loophole to grant budget flexibility in case of an economic downturn .
recent
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In assessing a recent downturn , they refuse to resort to the dissembling language of corporate reports and quarterly statements.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A downturn in one part of the world has always been partly offset by growth elsewhere.
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A market downturn in rig moves was more than compensated for by a significant increase in supporting offshore construction projects.
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But the semiconductor sector, thought to be most vulnerable to an economic downturn , fell back from several rally attempts.
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In this way, landowners can protect themselves from any downturn in the farming economy, says Mr Sanders.
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It blamed the cuts on the downturn in the aerospace market.
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Song said that the number of people moving to Hong Kong is actually increasing while the number emigrating is on the downturn .
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This group, they argue, still feels insecure and worries about its fate in the face of another economic downturn .
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Yesterday's trade figures showed clearly that export volumes were at record levels even in a worldwide economic downturn .