These cuts, coming at a time of economic and political adversity in my country, would severely set back our national recovery efforts.

These shocks may come from weather changes, economic adversities or plain luck.

Liberalisation of financial services, beginning in 1986, opened up new opportunities, which the bank managed to take advantage of despite some economic adversity.

She proceeded to recall economic and racial adversities in the Depression and urged everyone to study anthropology.

"Most societies under the pressure of economic adversity have cut back disproportionately on services: health, education, social welfare programs."

That's important at a time of economic adversity.

Some analysts, however, believe Computervision's problems run deeper than current economic adversity.

The explosive growth of Texas has slowed dramatically in the face of economic adversity.

Mr. Dinkins, like the others, hopes somehow to transform economic adversity into opportunity.

His feeling of pride in the college's accomplishments despite economic adversity is shared by many others on campus.