31.   That would also help Europe, where Italy and Germany are trying to shake off negative growth at the end of last year.

32.   The classic definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

33.   The classic definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.

34.   The country is not technically in a recession, generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

35.   The nation is not in a recession, defined as two quarters of negative growth.

36.   The United States is not in a recession, technically defined as two quarters of negative growth.

37.   The United States is not in a recession, which is defined as two quarters of negative growth.

38.   There is no evidence, in current data, that the overall economy is in recession, which is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

39.   They may be sliding back into an actual recession, too, which is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

40.   Two consecutive quarters of negative growth typically is regarded as signaling an economy is headed for recession.