Despite the stereotypical notion of health care as recession-proof, hospitals worry that if the financial crisis leads to a severe economic downturn they will feel deep pain.

尽管医疗保健业一直以来在人们的观念中就是不会遭受什么困难的，但医院担心，如果金融危机导致了严重的经济衰退，他们也会受到重创。

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Despite economic uncertainties and effects of the recession, consumers have continued to spend a lot of money online.

尽管有经济不确定性和经济衰退的影响，消费者继续花费大量的金钱进行网上消费。

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Despite some economic indicators showing the Eurozone is slowly climbing out of a recession.

一些经济指标表明，欧元区正在逐步摆脱衰退。

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In 2012, stock prices rallied despite headwinds of anemic economic growth, high joblessness, recession in the euro zone, and worries over U.S. public finances and the fiscal cliff.

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Despite the dismal economic outlook, there still seems to be a genuine interest and curiosity about the recession and in business-related fields in general, faculty members say.

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This myth is likely to continue for a while despite the recession officially ending in June 2009 as the high unemployment and on-going foreclosure crisis have cloaked significant economic improvements.

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