31.   Security chief Alexander Lebed warned recently that the situation in the demoralized army was reaching crisis point.

32.   The always tense Korean peninsula has reached crisis point, and Americans are boarding planes for evacuation to Japan.

33.   The exercise, however, was scheduled before the confrontation between Iraq and the United Nations over American weapons inspectors reached a crisis point this week.

34.   The exercise was scheduled before the confrontation between Iraq and the United Nations over American weapons inspectors reached a crisis point this week.

35.   The slop of droppings reached the crisis point earlier this week after a rain storm.

36.   The talks reached a crisis point this week after popular former Culture Minister Consuelo Araujo was kidnapped by the FARC and killed.

37.   With India and Pakistan at a crisis point, a worried U.S. government is working behind the scenes and with allies to try to defuse tensions.

38.   Fujimori, who has consistently taken a hard line against the rebels, said the crisis points to the need for Peru to continue its fight against terrorism.

39.   He said UN agencies had taken steps to develop a system of consultation including the holding of weekly meetings to review crisis points and preventive measures.

40.   If England, who feel they can secure a better deal by negotiating alone, have not come into line the situation will reach crisis point.