31.   When he returned to action last year, a series of muscle injuries further delayed his recovery.

32.   Yeltsin had flu in January that turned into pneumonia, delaying his recovery from heart surgery.

33.   Yeltsin had the flu in January, and it turned into pneumonia, delaying his recovery from heart surgery.

34.   Despite multi-billion loans to telecommunications and media companies, the majority of big banks were not threatened with collapse, unless the economy deteriorated further and recovery was delayed.

35.   The surging yen is expected to delay economic recovery in Japan, dealing a blow to export-oriented industries, brokers said.

36.   The England international signed from Newcastle last season is recovering from a virus which has delayed his recovery from a shin splints operation.

37.   The Honda spokesman said the recent sharp appreciation of the yen might delay full recovery.

38.   The ministers were worried that the recent sharp advance of the yen might delay economic recovery in Japan.