1.   American officials are particularly concerned that a steep increase in oil prices could push a weakened economy into recession.

2.   Another problem with the IMF approach is its imposition of austere fiscal conditions such as tax increases, which further impede the growth potential of the already weakened economies.

3.   As a result, many analysts are beginning to think a weakened U.S. economy has begun to slow demand for copper from industrial users like automobile makers.

4.   Besides a weakened economy, gasoline prices that remained at or near record highs well into summer also hurt these parks.

5.   Besides a weakened United States economy, gasoline prices that remained at or near record highs well into summer also hurt these parks.

6.   Beyond the perception that the center still has blood left over from September, the weakened economy may account for some of the dropoff in donations, Beurman said.

7.   -- States like Ohio, in the face of a weakened economy and a strapped state budget, sliced resources for some anti-poverty programs.

8.   A separate report, meanwhile, showed that the housing market remained strong in the weakened economy as new construction surged in July.

9.   A weakened British economy could make breaking away and seeking an independent affiliation with the EU appear attractive to supporters of independence, he said.

10.   A weakened economy can be a double problem for welfare recipients looking for work.