21.   The recession has the whole nation hurting, but few places have fallen as far or as hard as once-unstoppable Silicon Valley.

22.   The U.S. recession had greater impact on Houston than most economic observers thought, and the energy slowdown has been less dramatic than most realized, Smith said.

23.   While the recession has the whole nation hurting, few places are in as much pain as once-unstoppable Silicon Valley.

24.   A prolonged recession would have grave human and political implications for us all and for world peace.

25.   But recession has long since hit Asia.

26.   But recession has since replaced boom.

27.   In addition, a two-year recession has bit retailers and manufacturers hard, forcing more layoffs.

28.   Kohl said he thinks the recent world recession has a lot to do with this.

29.   Nonetheless, the economic recession has had an impact.

30.   The economic recession has depressed operations of the state-owned company, in particular petrochemical and oil refining given their heavy foreign debt burden.