31.   That sale, among others, should help Peru out of its current economic downturn, analysts said.

32.   The aggressive rate cut was an unmistakable attempt to keep the current downturn from spiraling toward a recession that seemed all but inconceivable just a few months ago.

33.   The analysts said the current downturn was making executives from many companies look bad and making it tough to judge how effective any executive is performing.

34.   The breadth of the current downturn is not solely the result of the shock caused by the terrorist attacks.

35.   The company is suffering along with everyone in the current downturn, but there is little doubt it will hang on because of its dominant position in personal computers.

36.   The current downturn will also throttle long-term growth, as borrowing costs soar.

37.   The current downturn differs significantly from nearly all of those since World War II.

38.   The current economic downturn resulting in bankruptcies, plant closings, layoffs and job losses is producing a great deal of uncertainty and stress in the workplace.

39.   The microfinance industry has been so profitable that new institutions continue to enter it, although the current economic downturn has slowed its growth considerably.

40.   The most common complaints in the current downturn have come from older employees who claimed companies were specifically laying off workers who had the longest tenures and biggest paychecks.