1.   But the sector suffered like chemicals and shipping from cyclical downturns in world demand which thinned the ranks.

2.   Both the government and the unions seem to be taking firm stands in part because of concern that the economy is in a cyclical downturn.

3.   A cyclical downturn would certainly push Willy back to center-stage.

4.   All of them have started on a cyclical downturn that may last for several years.

5.   Company officials and analysts said a broad portfolio helps Textron weather cyclical downturns in its core businesses.

6.   Construction, for example, is suffering the normal effects of a trade prone to cyclical downturns.

7.   Consumers and businesses hold back on discretionary spending during cyclical downturns, creating pent-up demand that at some point will rebound like a coiled spring.

8.   Even big established airlines benefit, it says, because they are forced to be more efficient and are thus better equipped to weather cyclical downturns.

9.   Frequently, this formula means that he buys companies whose earnings have skidded because of, say, a cyclical downturn or a special charge of some sort.

10.   Industry analysts and Boeing executives still believe the company is at the bottom of a four-year cyclical downturn.