11.   But the recession has hit the film industry.

12.   The recession has hit Aston Martin hard.

13.   Bemac Engineering, which supplies sheet metal parts to the telecommunications and computer industry, ran into problems when the recession hit its major markets.

14.   A document charting how the recession has hit Darlington was prepared for councillors by chief executive Clive Owen.

15.   The unemployment rate is close to the national average, and the recession has hit far harder in the south.

16.   Recession abroad has hit exports hard and though business at home has been improving slowly since the start of the year, confidence remains weak.

17.   The recession has hit all industries and acting has been right in the thick of it.

18.   A Church of England report showed the recession is hitting church income.

19.   And because many home buyers work in construction, an industry notoriously susceptible to economic vagaries, a recession could hit the Ironbound especially hard.

20.   As a result, many mayors justifiably fear that, when the next recession hits and state revenue growth abates, cities could find themselves in deep trouble again.