11.   Will people reduce their spending enough to trigger a recession?

12.   Clinton said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will suffer if high oil prices trigger regional recessions, causing oil purchases to drop dramatically.

13.   Higher rates tend to make the dollar worth more, but they also can trigger a recession.

14.   Mexico pledged to make fundamental economic reforms, steps that include painful increases in interest rates that could trigger a recession.

15.   The recession has been triggered by years of public overspending and heavy borrowing.

16.   The recession was triggered by years of public overspending and heavy borrowing.

17.   The recession was triggered when Thailand devalued its currency and set off a chain reaction across the region.

18.   Economists have speculated recently that maintaining high interest rates over a prolonged period of time could trigger a recession and associated social unrest.