1.   The organisation he had so painstakingly built up had successfully weathered several crises over the past week.

2.   And Weisbrot recently argued that China, which does not have a convertible currency at all, has weathered the crisis better than many neighbors.

3.   George V is one of the few real estate companies to have weathered the crisis on the Paris market.

4.   Gucci has weathered the crisis in Asia well, and the sex appeal of its brand is unchallenged among the young and acquisitive.

5.   He said American Express weathered the crisis better because it was better able to lure customers less likely to get overextended.

6.   He knew Gingrich was under fire but hoped he would weather this crisis as he had weathered others.

7.   Hollywood has a genius for weathering crisis -- economic downturns, the communist witch hunt, scandals and the rise of then-new mediums like television.

8.   If the Justice Department declines to seek an independent counsel, the HUD secretary may have weathered the crisis.

9.   Most economists remain cautiously optimistic that developing economies with high savings rates, a strong work ethic and business-friendly governments will weather this crisis.

10.   Mexico, for example, has demonstrated a better-than-expected ability to weather the crisis.