11.  At present, however, the festivities seem light years away, having been eclipsed by a fiscal crisis of mammoth proportions.

12.  Both major parties are suffering a crisis of public confidence over how they raise and spend campaign money.

13.  Britainis particularly vulnerable to a financial crisis since it is heavily reliant on the profits of speculation.

14.  But in an increasingly integrated global economy, pronouncing a crisis over is a risky game.

15.  But the necessary co-ordination is not politically feasible without a clear crisis.

16.  But there was more to it than coming out with the begging bowl because of a particular crisis.

17.  By this time the Soviets had forced a crisis by blockading Berlin, and fears of war mounted.

18.  Economic Decline is tangled up with political turmoil in a way that has made for a crisis of the constitution.

19.  Eisenhower, appearing as calm as ever, shrugged off what had not long before loomed as a crisis.

20.  Emergency admissions Admissions do not always take place in ideal circumstances, especially where a crisis has arisen.