31.   Chavez has been criticized for spending too much time on politics while the economy has slipped into a deep recession.

32.   Economists said Monday they believe the Philippine economy slipped into recession during the third quarter because of heavy crop losses and lower manufacturing output.

33.   Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has said one of the biggest factors determining whether the economy slips into recession is how well consumers hold up during the slowdown.

34.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said a large determinant in whether the flagging economy slips into recession is how consumer confidence holds up during the slowdown.

35.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said a big factor in whether the flagging economy slips into recession is how consumer confidence holds up during the slowdown.

36.   His public support ratings have plummeted, the economy has slipped into its third recession in a decade and his political adversaries sense weakness.

37.   If the economy slips into depression, a great majority of debt would be cast in doubts and a fatal liquidity drought will ensue.

38.   Investors also were discouraged by a number of major companies revising their earnings forecasts downward amid fresh signs the economy was slipping into recession, traders said.

39.   Sales were especially bad in Japan, where the long ailing economy has slipped into recession, crimping consumer demand.

40.   The economy slipped into recession in March, but there have been signs recently of an economic rebound.