11.   That recovery could be delayed by about a quarter as companies hunker down further on spending, Kort said.

12.   The government deserves much of the blame for the financial excesses and the stagnation that has followed, but its dogmatically conservative attitudes are delaying recovery.

13.   The guidelines said bed rest, if prescribed at all, should last no longer than four days because it can weaken muscles and bones, delaying recovery.

14.   The implication is that an election would have caused damaging domestic tensions, frightened away foreign investors and delayed economic recovery.

15.   The psychological impact of the cases and the negative publicity they might bring could also delay a recovery in investor activity.

16.   The recovery is delayed.

17.   A Chinese devaluation could force other governments to devalue, delaying regional recovery.

18.   A huge oversupply of housing units in and around Bangkok will delay the recovery of the property sector for the foreseeable future, housing experts say.

19.   A fierce price war has delayed the recovery in its results.

20.   A subsequent decade of civil war and Vietnamese occupation delayed recovery.