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  • adjective dominated or plagued by crises.

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crisis +‎ -ridden

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Examples

  • The latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund suggest that China will grow by 10.5% this year, India by 9.7%, Brazil by 7.5% and Russia by 4.0% – yet the four economies combined account for 7% of UK exports, the same as for crisis-ridden Ireland.

    UK faces life in slow lane as business world looks to Asia and Latin America 2011

  • The real success of Occupy Wall Street, the great struggle of our crisis-ridden lives will be defined by one thing: definitively ending the Dictatorship of Big Corporations.

    Roberto Lovato: Occupy Wall Street Must End the Dictatorship - of Corporations Roberto Lovato 2011

  • Dramatically, I also yearned for a hint of the ebullience shown even by crisis-ridden families in Leigh's film, Secrets and Lies, or his last play at the Cottesloe, Two Thousand Years.

    Grief at Cottesloe, London – review | Michael Billington 2011

  • First of all, the "crisis-ridden countries" have embarked on budget consolidation and economic-reform programs that need to be continued.

    Why the Euro Will Survive Michael Heise 2011

  • China's happy situation stands in stark contrast to that of neighbor Japan, crisis-ridden European countries, or the U.S., where slow or even negative growth does little to make the debt problem smaller.

    Speeding Dragon, Hidden Debt Pile Tom Orlik 2012

  • Yet Mr. Sachs is untroubled by the contradictions between the Europe of his imagination and the crisis-ridden continent as it exists today.

    America's Enduring Ideal Paul Ryan 2011

  • A slowdown in China would have far-reaching consequences world-wide, from commodity producers in Australia and Brazil to U.S. exporters that target China's consumers and a crisis-ridden Europe seeking financial backers.

    China's Bind: How to Avoid a Crash Landing Tom Orlik 2011

  • In the crisis-ridden euro zone, politicians are also eyeing up those with bulging wallets.

    The Moral Case Against Soaking the Rich Eamonn Butler 2011

  • Ireland's Fine Gael party looks to be heading for a historic victory in the crisis-ridden country's elections later this month.

    Prospective Irish Leader Battles Image Guy Chazan 2011

  • China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang reiterated Beijing's pledge to support crisis-ridden Spain in a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, hours after the two countries began signing $7.3 billion worth of deals.

    World Watch 2011

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