1.   Analysts, however, said a depressed economy was also weighing imports down.

2.   Arafat is fighting allegations of corruption against his government, growing suspicion about stalled peace talks and a depressed economy caused by an Israeli border closing.

3.   Bolstered by a new international vote of confidence in his reform efforts, President Leonid D. Kuchma now promises further painful austerity measures to turn around the depressed economy.

4.   A depressed global economy, meanwhile, has forced belt-tightening by universities and parents alike.

5.   But it is becoming increasingly apparent that American shoppers are also fueling the recoveries just starting to be charted in depressed economies overseas.

6.   But the real mystery is why the central bank of a chronically depressed economy refuses even to try.

7.   Cheaper oil and cheaper goods and services, likely byproducts of a depressed economy, should also aid the restoration process.

8.   Competition and cheap imports from depressed Asian economies are leading some companies to cut margins rather than to risk loosing customers by charging more for their products.

9.   Declining property values and a depressed economy, coupled with anti-redevelopment litigation in Hollywood, derailed the Promenade.

10.   He needs nationwide calm to restore stability and growth to the depressed economy.