"Right now we're moving to the recovery stage, " Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield told CNN.
The historical average for economic growth at that stage of recovery is well over 5%.
And set the stage for recovery through innovation and strategizing about how business in Asia has been forever altered.
This allowed the populations of plankton-eating fish to stage a recovery and compete with the jellyfish for the zooplankton.
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And even 0.5% is still well below what we might have hoped for, at what would be usually a fairly mature stage of recovery.
Now, at some point, you hope that the recovery is at a stage where we would no longer need that added help.
But in the second stage of recovery, which is what I believe is unfolding now, and which will dominate through 2010, you will see a demand pickup in both the business and consumer sectors.
All industrial metals have been under pressure over the past four weeks with Chinese traders reporting that demand for copper, zinc, and aluminum has failed to stage a recovery normally seen after the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Considering that the 77 firms owe banks a combined 28 trillion won (not counting any debts of affiliated firms that they might have guaranteed), this could do serious damage to a banking sector that is still in a delicate stage of recovery.
If, on the other hand, the president adheres to the notion that a recovery will indeed come, but after a longer while than usual, then he must expect that at this point in time the stronger stage of recovery will be coming soon.
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But will the economy stage a strong recovery after the recent period of weakness?
And payrolls, by this stage of the recovery, had grown by more than 1%.
Defeating the government in mid-term is but the first stage of opposition recovery, not a signal of guaranteed success.
That allowed Asia to relax tight-money policies, setting the stage for eventual recovery.
But it is mainly a result of the economy's underperformance, especially at this stage in a recovery from recession.
Usually during the early stage of a recovery private-equity firms are able to buy companies at cheaper prices, leading to greater profits on those investments later.
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"Our colleagues at Fort de France, Martinique have worked closely with us, informing us of progress at every stage of this recovery, " said Falmouth Coastguard Deputy Watch Manager Peter Ritchie.
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Mike Hussey (49) and Brad Haddin (31) were able to stage a partial recovery, while skipper Vettori was the model of economy - his 10 overs of left-arm spin yielding just 22 runs.
The stocks that rise the most in the initial stage of a recovery will usually be those from the sectors that got beaten up the most in the decline and have a speculative quality to them.
So with that, it was time to dig deeper and see if flooring was being laid, and more importantly, if a clear pattern could be identified for what an early stage of a recovery looks like.
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That is really the next stage of the Asian recovery, but it will take a little bit longer.
He thinks the housing recovery is in its very early stage and sectors related to housing are favorable.
The gold and silver miners such as Silver Wheaton (SLW), Barrick Gold (ABX), and Newmont Mining (NEM) followed the precious metals in the fall but managed to stage only a weak recovery in a strong contrast to the big up-move in gold.
While any net new job creations are positive, couple the declining number of new job creations with the increasing trend of unemployment claim filings and one can see a job market that is becoming more dubious than many were expecting at this stage of the economic recovery.
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It is my hope that by sharing this story on the national stage, people will realize recovery is possible.
"This completes the first stage of Elan's recovery plan and allows us to concentrate on our core development pipeline which we expect to start launching in 2004, " said Elan Chairman Garo Armen in a statement.
At this stage in the mid-1990s recovery, for example, we had averaged 0.9% growth each quarter since the end of the recession.
If the paper gold market continues to sell off while physical acquisition continues to accelerate, this is a strong warning about the economic recovery and a leading indicator that could set the stage for a new bull market in precious metals.
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Drilling the escape tunnels, it appears, is but one stage in each miner's rescue and recovery.
The question, adds Blanchard, is how Europe can stage a U.S.-style recovery despite a crisis in confidence across much of the Continent.
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