Second came the general downturn in industry, especially heavy manufacturing.

Despite the general downturn in planetary good fortune, you love life is healthy.

The neighborhood, home to 100,000, has been hit hard by the general economic downturn.

He recovered in the early 1990s despite a general economic downturn in the province.

This was blamed in a general downturn in the market.

The sweepstakes companies had some strong years in the early 1990's but whether they can pull out of their general downturn is not clear.

Boeing had slumped during the general downturn in commercial business throughout most of the 1990's.

However, with drought and the general downturn of the rural economy throughout the country, air traffic declined.

The sector's difficulties stem partly from the general economic downturn over the past few years.

This general downturn in popular support for the royals may have fed the political criticism that followed.