原级：downturn
1. But those changes were made to cover sudden shortfalls in revenue due to unexpected sharp downturns in the economic cycle.
2. In comparison, developed countries have easily cut emissions due to the financial crises and economic downturns.
3. People often use the " lipstick effect " to describe the ability of certain industries to weather economic downturns.
4. While the recent market downturns would probably make them adopt industry index on both stock exchanges as they were more objective and transparent.
5. Consciously or not, pop has been reverting to precedents from past downturns.
6. " Economic downturns can also lead to a new wave of private business, " Lai said.
7. There are concerns the US recession and downturns in many other countries could lead to rising protectionism worldwide that will make the global recession worse.
8. Economic downturns and savvy stylists forced fashion houses to pay celebrities to sit at their shows.
9. Further slowing down of the market and downturns in the economy may also impact the availability of funds and the appetite of lenders.
10. While focusing on specialties less susceptible to economic downturns, venture capitalists have been increasing their investments more gradually in recent years.