31.   Selling pressure continued on Thursday on fears that the battered yen will slow business recovery in the region.

32.   That is slowing a recovery in the Canadian economy and may delay a turnaround until next year, the bank warned.

33.   The devastation has slowed recovery of the dead.

34.   Hata also said that if Japan failed to open its markets wider and loosen deregulation, the yen could appreciate further, which might slow economic recovery.

35.   He added that high minimum wages could slow recovery.