1.   A severe drought brought the country to its knees.

2.   And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.

3.   The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees.

4.   The country had been brought to its knees.

5.   The country has been brought to a standstill by the latest wave of strikes.

6.   There is a danger that this could bring other countries into the war.

7.   Economists worry that deflation will bring the country into recession.

8.   Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.

9.   He has already done this and has brought the country to dictatorship, to presidential rule as they call it.

10.   This will best be done by bringing other countries into membership, not by keeping them out.