California's aerospace and defence industries had suffered greatly after the Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the cold war.

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One of the key areas is the Syrian economy, which has suffered greatly in the past eight months of violence and unrest.

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Most newspapers have survived, so far, but the journalism has suffered greatly.

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Connecticut suffered greatly in 2011 from the effects of Tropical Storm Irene and the October snowstorm which left over two feet on the ground and downed thousands of trees that Irene kindly spared.

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"We would like you to remember that our children have suffered greatly and it will take a long time for their physical and mental scars to heal - for some that may never happen, " the statement added.

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His family has suffered greatly.

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Afghans are a proud people who have suffered and sacrificed greatly because of their determination to shape their own destiny.

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While their moves to pare back before the bailout may have saved shareholders a bit of money, mutual funds that made bets on the troubled firms still suffered in selling the greatly depressed shares.

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