Yet Turkey has made remarkable strides in the midst of regional upheavals. After a sharp downturn in 1999 2001, the economy grew by 5 per year on average from 2002 to 2012.

Combined with widespread natural disasters in the mid 1990s and limited interaction with the world economy, this led to a sharp economic downturn seriously constraining the Government's ability to feed and care for its people.

And there is a slight downturn.

Ms. Donna Sharp, Senior Partner, Sharp Global Partners Ltd., United States

Stay sharp.

Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

C sharp is blue, F sharp is green, another tone might be yellow, right?

You are sharp.

Now you see this slight downturn at very advanced ages.

Curves against sharp things.

It's ten o'clock sharp.

The needle is particularly sharp.

The knife is not sharp.

This knife is very sharp.

We climbed a sharp slope.

Be careful. It's very sharp.

This knife is not sharp enough.

As the United States is restoring full employment, the economic downturn is inevitable.

This sharp balance sheet improvement has been instrumental in enabling emerging countries to bounce back strongly from the 2008 2009 global financial crisis, whereas the West continues to hobble along. Indeed, until the recent renewed downturn in America and Europe, the emerging world s major policy concern was too much growth, mounting inflationary pressure, and economic overheating.

Or C sharp sometimes, tones evoke color.

The boy was very sharp at physics.

The flat sharp edges are like knife blades.

A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.

Be at the station at 11 o'clock sharp.

In the best case without a sharp decline in financial assets accelerating an economic downturn, a sudden collapse of a defective growth model, or even rapid increases in liabilities associated with demographic shifts or health care technology it might make sense to focus only on controlling liabilities. But a best case scenario provides a poor policy framework in our imperfect world.

None of these risks implies that the monetary union will inevitably be a victim of this severe economic downturn. But the downturn will be a more severe test for the euro than any that it faced during its first ten years.

How sharp of hearing, how sharp of sight they will be when they come to Us. But today, these evil doers are obviously lost in error.

How sharp of hearing, how sharp of sight they will be when they come to Us. But today, these evil doers are obviously lost in error.

Kanzi chooses a flake he thinks is sharp enough.

He's at the sharp knife edge of this problem.

I'd like breakfast in my room at 8 sharp.

I'd like breakfast in my room at 8 sharp.

The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.

His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

And third of all, it's so sharp, it just cuts.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

Now, however, increased government spending and the resulting rise in the fiscal deficit are being justified as necessary to deal with the economic downturn a sharp change from the reliance on monetary policy that was used to deal with previous recessions. Countercyclical fiscal policy had been largely discredited because of the delays involved in implementing fiscal changes and households weak response to temporary tax cuts.

The company said additional cuts would give the company the room needed to move through the market downturn.

Imagine trying to make friends covered with razor sharp poisonous barbs.