11.   The central bank said little to explain its action, but the shift in policy suggested the Fed has become more concerned about preventing a recession than battling inflation.

12.   The Fed lowered the overnight bank lending rate in July, December and January to prevent a recession.

13.   The FOMC trimmed the target rate in quarter-point moves in July, December, and January, to prevent a recession.

14.   The goal is to prevent a recession.

15.   The International Monetary Fund intervened but could not prevent steep recessions in any of the countries.

16.   The president says he must soften environmental rules to prevent a recession.

17.   The reports spurred speculation that the Fed will lower interest rates to prevent a recession, he said.

18.   Then, investors expected the Federal Reserve to keep cutting bank lending rates to prevent a recession.

19.   With a war looming, other factors will likely prevent a recession as painful as the last one, a decade ago, economists said.

20.   A tax cut is not an economic tonic to prevent a recession, he said, because it takes time to implement.