31.   Has the next recession hit?

32.   If a recession hits just as he takes office, he can blame it on President Clinton.

33.   If recession hits Seattle, Microsoft is expected to be one of the few companies to come out unscathed.

34.   If the market slows or a recession hits, expectations for these shares will fall, Lev said.

35.   If too much is given out in wage hikes, companies could end up in trouble when the next recession hits.

36.   In the service industries, where the recession did not hit as hard, employment levels are slightly above those in the year-ago period.

37.   Investors fled the Docklands area and economic recession hit business travel.

38.   It is only after a recession hits and job losses rise that Americans tend to begin repairing their personal balance sheets.

39.   Jeff Lawrence, president of Trillium Digital Systems Inc. in Los Angeles, launched his business just before the recession hit.

40.   Just imagine the zany hijinks if a recession hits next year or the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade.