11.   Still, foreign investors cut their purchases in recent day, amid signs the crisis may drag on for months.

12.   The longer the political crisis drags on, the harder it may become to draw the garment orders and the jobs they create back to Madagascar again.

13.   The risk is that as the currency crisis drags on, foreign investments may slow, further reducing the demand for Philippine currency.

14.   The U.S. Treasury could avert default on its securities for years, if the current debt limit and budget crisis drags on that long, analysts said today.

15.   While the crisis dragged on, it was not the longest-lasting hijacking episode.

16.   Also Sunday, Peruvians said they were preparing for the crisis to drag on.

17.   Analysts like Palomino say that unless the crisis drags on or ends in violence, most economic fallout is likely to be minor and short-term.

18.   As the crisis dragged on, President Clinton said his biggest regret may be his inability to reconcile Israel and the Palestinians.

19.   As the crisis drags on, the number of people who want him to pay -- personally -- is sure to grow.

20.   But the crisis dragged on, with Speight and his men holding the prime minister and other legislators hostage in Parliament for nearly two months.