11.   That psychology could be radically changed by a prolonged downturn.

12.   Those boomlets were followed by prolonged downturns as investors realized that it would take several years and hundreds of millions of dollars more for the companies to become profitable.

13.   Though, he said a prolonged downturn in Asia could hurt exports.

14.   Whether American investors can maintain their optimism through a prolonged Asian downturn has as much to do with market psychology as with the monthly tally of American exports.

15.   A prolonged downturn in particular would spell real trouble for Japanese lenders, said Yushiro Ikuyo, bank analyst at Commerz Securities in Tokyo.

16.   Amid corporate restructuring and a prolonged economic downturn, suicides by Japanese business executives have been increasing.

17.   Brokers said investors were concerned over the prolonged economic downturn in the territory.

18.   The yen has recently strengthened against the dollar amid optimism that the economy is showing signs of emerging from a prolonged downturn.

19.   Securities houses were also lower on renewed concerns over their business performance given the prolonged downturn in the share market, brokers said.

20.   The higher-than-expected output expansion was unlikely to sustain in the following months, given the prolonged cyclic downturn of the economy, he said.