1.   Defence Minister Moshe Arens had successfully argued that defence spending could not be reduced in the light of the ongoing Gulf crisis.

2.   And finally, amid the ongoing crisis, no one has enough funds for the elections.

3.   As with Half-Life, the plot gives you a sense of being part of an ongoing crisis.

4.   But social activist Karina David said the sinking economy and the ongoing political crisis will cause the disillusionment with Estrada to spread even among the poor.

5.   But the company had pegged its future growth to Asia, where Nike is one of the most visible American victims of the ongoing economic crisis.

6.   Despite what could be a dramatic week in the ongoing crisis, Law appeared relaxed both during and after Mass.

7.   Hayden is highly critical of Mayor Richard Riordan, in particular blaming him for the ongoing crisis at the MTA.

8.   In Nassau County, incumbent officials remain locked in the same old avoidance games that plunged this wealthy county into its ongoing fiscal crisis.

9.   Now, as I deal with our collective national crisis compounded by an ongoing personal crisis, I finally understand.