11.   But outside observers insisted that there was strong reason to expect that the crisis would end well, if not quickly.

12.   But the tone of Arab commentary, led by Foreign Minister Amr Moussa of Egypt, has been so sharp that it seems unlikely the crisis will end quickly.

13.   But unlike past deployments that were quickly scaled back as soon as the crisis ended, this one has lingered long after Saddam backed down.

14.   By the time the crisis ended, the company was much smaller and some of the bright young employees had moved on.

15.   Colombian stocks soared to a two-month high, boosted by strong first-quarter earnings and optimism that the political crisis will end soon.

16.   For now, at least, the economic crisis has ended that.

17.   For months, Wall Street has all but ignored warnings that the Asian financial crisis could end the longest-running bull market in US history.

18.   If the Kosovo crisis ends badly, Republicans reckon that they have a powerful stick with which to beat Democratic foes.

19.   Iraq says the crisis will end only if the United Nations ends the harsh economic sanctions imposed after the gulf war.

20.   It is not yet clear how the Iraq crisis will end.