And I believe we pulled the economy back from the abyss." To combat a crippling credit freeze, central banks slashed interest rates and pumped cash into credit markets.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

One week after U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress that the Obama administration will work with lawmakers to impose "crippling" sanctions against Iran, Senate lawmakers introduced legislation designed to help accomplish just that.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28