1.   He has taken Britain into negative growth, rising unemployment and falling output.

2.   Although economic growth has slowed to a crawl, the United States has yet to register one quarter of negative growth, much less two.

3.   Although the recession officially started last March, when the economy clearly began to weaken, there has been only one quarter of negative growth.

4.   And with few positive spending figures surfacing, some economists are now considering the possibility of a recession, or two straight quarters of negative growth.

5.   A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.

6.   A recession usually is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.

7.   A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in gross domestic product.

8.   A recession is defined as two quarters of negative economic growth, measured by gross domestic product.

9.   California would have had negative growth in the current quarter even if the attacks had not happened, the report said.

10.   Corporate profits may dip and job losses might rise slightly, but the landing would be soft enough to avoid negative growth and a more severe downturn.