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But with no deep-water permits yet issued and companies still struggling to comply with new, tougher safety rules, experts say it could be 2012 before drilling approaches pre-disaster levels.

Drilling Is Stalled Even After Ban Is Lifted Ben Casselman 2011

He owns a ring and a Finals MVP from his days on the pre-disaster Detroit Pistons.

Knicks' Billups for Best Supporting Actor Jason Gay 2011

Renesas said it now expects its overall chip supply capacity to hit pre-disaster levels in late September, as output from a restarted factory damaged by the March 11 earthquake has been recovering faster than initially predicted.

Renesas Sees Faster-Than-Expected Output Recovery Juro Osawa 2011

Renesas said it now expects its overall chip supply capacity to hit pre-disaster levels in late September, as output from a restarted factory damaged by the March 11 earthquake has been recovering faster than initially predicted.

Renesas Sees Faster-Than-Expected Output Recovery Juro Osawa 2011

Would they have the resources to deal with a Fukushima-style incident, even apart from any question about the quality of pre-disaster planning?

Nuclear Safety After Fukushima Christopher Stephens 2011

"The trend is still toward a faster-than-expected recovery in the surplus to pre-disaster levels," said Masamichi Adachi , an economist at J.P. Morgan Securities Japan.

Japan Current Account Surplus Continues Slide Andrew Monahan 2011

The yen appreciated by 20% after the Kobe earthquake in 1995 and stayed there for three months before returning to its pre-disaster level five months later.

G7 agrees concerted action to tackle threat of rising yen 2011

President Barack Obama signed pre-disaster emergency declarations making federal support available for 10 states in the path of the storm, as well as the District of Columbia.

After Aggressive Preparation, Relief Challenges Loom Michael Howard Saul 2011

Exports fell 1.1% year-to-year to ¥5.504 trillion, a much milder drop than in recent months as manufacturers work toward restoring production to pre-disaster levels.

Japan Current Account Surplus Continues Slide Andrew Monahan 2011

While output could return to near pre-disaster levels as early as June, any further problems with electric power supply could jeopardize such progress, said Takehiro Sato , chief Japan economist at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities.

Japan Output, Jobless Rate up in April Andrew Monahan 2011