61.   In short, they were that our economic mess was self-inflicted, thereby necessitating our own initiatives for revival.

62.   The bad loan mess is part of the general malaise in the Japanese economy.

63.   The mess is nevertheless a big embarrassment for Blair, whose work assembling an international coalition against terrorism has won plaudits on both sides of the Atlantic.

64.   The mayor, Colonel Ko Lay, insists the current muddy mess is only temporary.