21.   Shutting down the yard would knock a fragile economy back into a hole.

22.   Supporters say the measure would jump-start the fragile economies of vulnerable nations such as Dominica and Honduras during a period of increasing crime, unemployment, and illegal immigration.

23.   The offer also appeared to be an effort to avert a protracted show-down with Parliament over the budget, which the fragile Russian economy can ill afford.

24.   This is still a fragile economy in an even more fragile world.

25.   Top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, have also warned Japan not to let its trade surplus grow to buoy its fragile economy.

26.   Whether the turmoil in Indonesia will further damage investor confidence in the fragile economies of Thailand, South Korea, and Malaysia is unclear.

27.   Why take the country and its fragile economy to the brink of default on the public debt?

28.   With fragile economies that depend on the United States for export-led growth, the region faces a vast potential disruption from the crisis.

29.   Palestinians complain the frequent closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip hurt their fragile economy.

30.   Pakistan is the key gainer of the move because its fragile economy needs foreign aid and loans to remain afloat.