Lorain was hurt economically by a decline in the steel industry.

They also contend that poor communities would be hurt economically because thousands of "mom and pop" groceries depend heavily on food stamp business.

There are more jobs under his watch, but upstate New York is hurting economically.

Since the mid-1980's, France has seen little choice but to tie the franc closely to the mark, even when it hurts economically.

In the end, 9/11 probably economically hurt the poor more than anybody else, because Wall Street was contracting and laying off anyway.

Hurting economically, they were all open to new ideas.

Many "are hurting economically and could use the boost," says the commission's associate director, Steven Gorelick.

Youngstown, Ohio, a city long hurting economically, had the lowest, at $48,000.

"The rural and small-town South is hurting economically, and who do they see in there?"

Some of Mr. Gorbachev's most determined efforts at reform have hurt economically.