21.   That industry has been hit by slumping prices, which has held back investment growth.

22.   The automotive industry has been hit hardest.

23.   The car rental industry has been hit hard as business at airports has fallen off.

24.   The auto loan industry has been hit by rising loan losses.

25.   The industry was hit by growing concerns none of the takeovers which have been talked about have become reality.

26.   The local ad industry has been hit especially hard by the demise of dot-com advertising and sharply reduced ad budgets at mainstream technology firms.

27.   The steel industry was also hit hard by a slowdown in the European construction industry, its biggest customer.

28.   The steel industry has been hit especially hard by foreign trade, Klinefelter said.

29.   The U.S., worried that American industry will be hit, wanted to ensure that developing countries shoulder their share of the costs.

30.   Then downsizing hit my industry, and I went from the top, right back down the other side of the ladder.