Sentence examples for be a devastating slump from inspiring English sources

Never mind that the economy needs the spending to counter what would otherwise be a devastating slump in consumer demand — and more joblessness as a result.

It proved to be a devastating disability.

"It would be a devastating blow.

Whatever its ultimate fate, the long-awaited Google public offering represents a signal moment for Silicon Valley and the technology industry, which is just beginning to recover from a devastating slump that followed the collapse of the dot-com bubble in 2000.

The arrangement is in keeping with Sun's strategy to rebound from a devastating slump in the first part of the decade by broadening its role as a software vendor.

A bankruptcy filing by Chrysler would be the first by one of Detroit's three auto companies amid a devastating slump, and could serve as a preview of what a filing by General Motors might look like.

It was a devastating dismissal.

It was a devastating presentation.

This was a devastating shock.

This was a devastating blow.

It was a devastating blow.