1.   However, the company has asked to change the payment schedule for its notes so it can withstand business downturns or take advantage of business opportunities.

2.   In other words, workers gained an ability to profit from a stock market boom alongside the wealthy, but not an equivalent ability to withstand a downturn.

3.   Since banks are healthy they will be able to withstand any downturns in the U.S. economy, according Seidman.

4.   This last piece of business is nearly recession-proof and gives the company a good base for withstanding economic downturns, Huizenga said.

5.   York had argued that the company was stronger now, better able to withstand a downturn in the auto market and therefore needed far less money.

6.   Amara attributes the strength of the company and its ability to withstand any downturn in the market to its focus, selectiveness, and being people-orientated.

7.   Otsubo said East Asia should be able to withstand a downturn in the developed countries.