1.   Economists regard the region as being ripe for development.

2.   And economists regard both companies as leading indicators showing a broad slowdown.

3.   But most economists regard sports stadiums and arenas as poor public investments, providing a small number of seasonal jobs and having little impact on the economy.

4.   Economists generally regard predatory pricing as an imaginary animal.

5.   Economists still regard the discount rate as the key Swiss official interest rate.

6.   Even so, economists regard the unemployment rate as a better gauge of what is likely to happen to consumer spending.

7.   These figures are regarded by economists as a more telling indicator of the economy.

8.   This is generally regarded by economists as full employment in most countries.

9.   Economists regard two successive quarters of negative growth as the criteria for a recession.

10.   Economists widely regard two successive quarters of negative growth as the criteria for a recession.