1.   Ancient economies were routinely ravaged by high inflation, which almost always shakes the political structure until its leaders tumble down.

2.   Indonesia has been hit by the Asian financial crisis, by a drought and by political turmoil that has further ravaged the economy.

3.   Its economy has been ravaged.

4.   But many seriously doubt that the huge central African nation, whose economy has been ravaged by war and government corruption, can pull off the elections this year.

5.   Chinese parliamentary leader and former prime minister Li Peng on Saturday blamed the West for an economic crisis that has ravaged East Asian economies.

6.   The Turkish-Kurdish war has ravaged the economy of the remote area bordering Iraq.

7.   The Turkish-Kurdish war has ravaged the economy of the remote area near Iraq.

8.   And in rural areas, where the economy is already ravaged, the drought is returning in a second wave.

9.   The economy was ravaged by the conflict.