Despite the growing popularity of university-based executive education around the world, the global economic recession has slowed the industry's growth during the past few years.

But Europe's economic recession has slowed the drive toward union and given stronger voice to its opponents.

Gentrification was not long in following, though the economic recession of the 1990s slowed it somewhat.

The 2008-09 economic recession slowed such predicted growth.

The glacier's almost continual recession up until 1999 has recently slowed (as of 2003).

However, its advantages will not be fully realised until the recession slows, sales pick up and unit costs fall.

Interest rates in Japan have been below those abroad, and an economic recession slowed demand for loans as well.

She said that while the recession may have slowed the spread of new family policies across the corporate landscape, the trend is irreversible.

But the worldwide recession and reduction in capital spending slowed the company's growth in the early 1980's.

The recession has slowed cable's growth somewhat, but not as much as had been feared.