It is a vicious circle.

And when it rains hard rain, I scream and I run in circles.

It s a vicious circle, technically known as a poverty trap.

They get trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and, sometimes, crime.

In fact, it sets in motion a vicious cycle.

In fact, this does not have to be a vicious circle.

Small peasants without capital were trapped in a vicious cycle of debt.

Otherwise, we'll keep chasing our own tail and pulling the short blanket from side to side.

This generates a vicious, untenable cycle of deep poverty and social exclusion for the south.

Otherwise, European history will remain a vicious circle of fragmentation and aborted efforts at integration.

But the only alternative is an endlessly recurring cycle of deadly violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

Mohamad Najem pointed out it could start a vicious and worrying cycle of more filtering.

With American influence at low ebb, the world is in danger of sliding into a vicious cycle of escalating violence.

Greece is stuck in a vicious cycle of insolvency, lost competitiveness, external deficits, and ever deepening depression.

In the social sphere, the region is still trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, unemployment and violent conflict.

The risk of a vicious, self reinforcing downward spiral would rise sharply.

In fact, the emerging systemic risk concerning the sustainability of the eurozone produces a vicious circle.

Hence the impasse, with the eurozone becoming mired in a vicious circle of high debt and economic austerity.

Unfortunately, in what can be seen as a vicious circle, poverty itself induces corruption in the societies.

This threatens to create a vicious cycle in which misconduct and sloppy research are rewarded, undermining both the scientific process and its credibility.

The alternative is a vicious circle of violence and poverty, exacerbated by rapid population growth.

A volatility feedback loop begins the more volatility, the more people feel they must pay attention to the market, and hence the more erratic their trades.

This virtuous feedback loop has now turned vicious, with capital inflows amounting to only a fraction of outflows.

The LDC Group believed that the resulting vicious circle of debt could be broken only by massive financial and technical assistance.

As the conflict raged and took a heavy toll on human life, a vicious cycle was at work violence impoverished the people, and in their poverty many resorted to violence.

First, they were trapped in a vicious circle of low income, low savings and low investment, leading to low productivity and low growth.

The Shagari government quickly became mired in corruption and inefficiency, plunging the country into debt and a vicious cycle of unemployment, declining productivity, and social unrest.

As in sports, so in economic life government commitment can start a virtuous circle of success, while government neglect can trigger a vicious circle of decline.

Contrary to the current discourse, the long term solution must provide a stimulus to get Europe out of a deflationary vicious circle structural reform alone will not do it.

So China is stuck in a currency creating cycle GDP growth encourages investment, which boosts demand for capital.

Poverty, infectious diseases, environmental degradation and armed conflict contribute to each other in a vicious cycle, posing serious threats to peace and security in many parts of the world.

While they can feed on each other to produce a vicious cycle, their short term relationship is distinct from their long term relationship.

Even with their liquidity injections, the fallout from the financial crisis has eliminated the risk of a wage price spiral that might otherwise have arisen.

Changing the course of European history requires bold action, particularly the adoption of a common language.

A vicious circle, it seems, is at work. The way to break it, according to Summers, is to sustain monetary stimulus and boost demand aggressively through fiscal policy.

In short, much of the Middle East and the Sahel are locked in a vicious cycle of environmental degradation, economic failure, and Islamist extremism. The question is how to break out of it.

But the resurgence of nationalism in Japan is only fanning Chinese nationalism, creating a vicious circle from which the two countries are finding it difficult to escape.

Seeing only one side of the equation, public opinion has become polarized between northern and southern Europe, perpetuating a vicious cycle of mistrust.

The second half of this decade must be concentrated on implementation. Otherwise, we will continue in a never ending spiral of in action, to return, year after year, to begin again.

Standstill is regress and regress produces a vicious circle meagre results at the negotiating table, no implementation, more insecurity, less willingness to talk, no results and so on.

But uncoordinated action could result in a vicious cycle of retaliation, turning the currency war into a full blown trade showdown, with serious consequences for all parties involved.

The boom in the successful cities, therefore, will hollow out human capital from less attractive industrial hubs, which will then fall into a vicious cycle of decay and falling productivity.

Monetary growth may increase inflationary pressures and the risk of an asset bubble down the road, but it helped ensure that China s economy did not fall into a vicious downturn when the financial crisis hit.

Eventually, the sovereign debt crisis might hit the real economy, with Europe ending up in a vicious circle of even higher deficits, lower growth rates, exploding unemployment, and decreasing competitiveness.

Kennedy diagnosed the problem succinctly We are both caught up in a vicious and dangerous cycle in which suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter weapons.