1.   But it was not economic distress that precipitated the present crisis.

2.   However, in the short run, Gdynia was more than capable of causing the Danzigers severe economic distress and genuine hardship.

3.   I know, tonight, in some regions of our country, people are in genuine economic distress.

4.   Although the economy has recovered considerably in recent years, a majority of Mexicans remain in economic distress.

5.   Although these solutions have wide-ranging application and would alleviate the economic distress of many Americans, their impact on jobless ghettos would be profound.

6.   And its nuclear program made it an international outcast, only deepening economic distress.

7.   And while the storm has passed, its aftereffects have proved stubbornly hard to shake, leaving this country in chronic economic distress.

8.   Arguably, the Summit widow is facing greater economic distress.

9.   After more than two weeks in office, Primakov has yet to complete a plan to drag Russia out of its economic distress.

10.   Aides have been emphasizing that the mission of trying to relieve economic distress crosses party lines.