1.   And no one really knows what other problems might surface on Wall Street and ripple through the economy as the global crisis hits the United States with greater force.

2.   But for all their power, critics say they have been poor bankers, and were already vulnerable long before the latest crisis hit.

3.   Economic conditions are better in Moscow and St. Petersburg than the rest of Russia, where people were generally poorer before the crisis hit.

4.   Even though they signed up for interruptible status assuming they could leave the program at any time, once the crisis hit, state regulators froze their interruptible status.

5.   His neighbor, Rusli, was an electrician in Jakarta before the economic crisis hit.

6.   Last year, before the full effects of the Asia crisis hit, Latin America saw an increase in trade with Asia.

7.   Still, according to a chamber survey of American companies taken just before the crisis hit, the majority were meeting or exceeding sales and profit expectations.

8.   When the economic crisis first hit, BellSouth officials said they hoped mobile phones would stay immune.

9.   According to Brookefield, the condotel was on the drawing boards long before the economic crisis hit the country.

10.   ASEAN was widely considered one of the most successful regional organizations in the developing world before the financial crisis hit.