1.   Although the U.S. economy continues to grow, bank examiners say they are trying to ensure banks are prepared for the next downturn in the economy.

2.   And some sectors, like retailing and apparel, are already in trouble and could suffer a great deal in the next economic downturn.

3.   A region that relies on the wrong strategy could be left behind in the next boom or see the next downturn do double damage.

4.   A spokesman said, however, that the company believes it can remain profitable in the next downturn.

5.   But will the Big Three stick to that position in the next economic downturn, when they may be desperately trying to sell large numbers of unwanted cars again?

6.   Chrysler has also set aside a nest egg to help it get through the next economic downturn.

7.   Erickson, of the credit counseling service, predicts even more astronomical numbers of bankruptcies in the next downturn, which economists say is inevitable.

8.   Fred Daibes, chief executive of Daibes Brothers development company of Edgewater, said he worried constantly about the next downturn.

9.   Hanging over all the decision making is the sword of the next economic downturn.

10.   In the past, Chrysler executives stressed that the cash fund was intended to cushion the company in the next economic downturn.