The swing was $421 billion, with much of it a result of normally rising tax revenue in a strong economy combined with caps on spending.

This year, a sputtering economy, combined with the aftershock of Black Monday, is likely to make these exercises more rigorous.

A weak economy, combined with airline deregulation, doomed most of JFK 2000.

The economies of scale that the merger offers, combined with the ability to market attractive options to consumers, should improve our growth and profitability potential.

The volatile economy, combined with intensifying competition, remains the primary reason for the upsurge.

The closed, state-run economy, combined with corruption and mismanagement, has prevented the development necessary to give everyone jobs.

Mr. Hudes attributed the event's diminished revenues to a relatively slack economy combined with possible overexposure of chefs on the charity circuit.

The stagnant economy of 1975, combined with the massive outflow of city residents to the suburbs, led to a fiscal disaster for the city.

The uncertain economy, combined with the Hamptons' bloated real estate prices, have made homeowners keener to protect their investments.

This is due to the city's strong economy, combined with the intense pressure to expand or rebuild public buildings on the periphery of the site.