61.   Most Venezuelans live in poverty, and the economy is coming out of severe recession.

62.   Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen had appealed for an accord by the weekend to calm speculation on money markets and help Finland pull itself out of a severe recession.

63.   That pact would include penalties on countries who do not keep to the criteria, except in special circumstances such as a severe recession which is beyond government control.

64.   That could make the recession more severe than the mild slowdown that most economists now foresee.

65.   The Asian crisis plunged several of the fastest-growing economies into a severe recession and slowed growth of world output and trade, the report says.

66.   The attack Monday was a new blow to the self-confidence of a nation that is only now emerging from a severe recession.

67.   The country is just now emerging from a severe recession.

68.   The country has been struggling to pull out of severe economic recession since then, with little success.

69.   The higher jobless figures, however, underline the difficulty Germany faces while the economy recovers from a severe recession.

70.   This crippled businesses totally and aggravated an already severe recession.