11.   It is a vast undertaking at considerable cost and hence a very brave venture in the current economic climate.

12.   Many small businesses are struggling for survival in this difficult economic climate.

13.   The most attractive reason in the current economic climate can be summed up in just one word, Margin.

14.   The new economic climate of the late sixteenth century brought advantages and disadvantages so far as the funeral was concerned.

15.   The optimistic economic climate of the recent past has gone.

16.   The poor economic climate and the attitude of leading executives both point to a grim future.

17.   Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic climate.

18.   A trade war would be bad at the best of times, but in the current economic climate, it would be a disaster.