This would mean considerable cost savings for the smaller teams and help them survive during a difficult economic period.

The illegal businesses were finally closed in the 1950s leading to a long, stagnant economic period.

These are the economic periods when companies can least afford to fund their pension plans.

He described this time as "the most trying economic period of my life."

As it is, the country has a high level of long-term unemployment despite being in a rosy economic period.

Now our nation has embarked upon a national discussion on what type of leadership will guide us as we progress through this difficult economic period.

They all face the gravest economic period since the fiscal crisis in the 1970's.

All of these were developed during the relatively strong economic period of 1960-1990.

I voted for this report, since we must help developing countries, particularly during this difficult economic period.

Since those years, Bolivia has enjoyed one of the most stable economic periods in its history.