21.   The flooding wrecked an economy fragile from mismanagement, pushed North Korea to the brink of starvation and forced its secretive Stalinist government to accept outside aid.

22.   The lavish gifts bestowed upon the athletes, in a country where political strife and corruption have wrecked the economy, are not supported by everyone.

23.   The previous Socialist government resigned under fire last month for wrecking the economy.

24.   He is a nationalist and accuses Vieira of wrecking the economy.

25.   The war following independence from Portugal claimed about half a million lives and wrecked the economy of the potentially wealthy nation, rich in oil and mineral resources.

26.   While neither Serbia nor the RS suffered war damage in comparison to the rest of Bosnia, the sanctions have wrecked the economy in both areas.