1.   But the peasantry as a whole remained in a condition of extreme economic weakness.

2.   The political weakness of the commoners corresponded to their economic weakness.

3.   British economic weaknesses also clearly required some discriminatory action against American exports.

4.   If economic weakness exposed the British to American leverage, it also gave them bargaining power, given the anxiety of the Americans to achieve certain objectives.

5.   It was not just economic weakness that led to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.

6.   Our low level of investment in science and technology is an indicator of our relative economic weakness.

7.   Economic weakness, the relative poverty and inefficiency of our societies, but still more importantly, the inequality of power.

8.   Although current economic weakness argues against a big increase in fuel taxes, one step that could be taken now would be to increase fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles.

9.   Analysts said the move will provide insurance against any economic weakness next year.