11.   European ire reached a crisis point after the kidnapping of the Germans.

12.   Every marriage has its crisis points.

13.   It is also close to many potential crisis points in the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

14.   Next year looms as a crisis point.

15.   Officials here warn that America is reaching a similar crisis point.

16.   Such companies soon will reach a crisis point and be forced to work together, Marcus said.

17.   The battle reached a crisis point in May, when the board received a report from its outside lawyers outlining some questionable deals.

18.   The physical condition of the schools is past crisis point.

19.   The producers, whose standing has fallen as that of the directors and writers has risen, see themselves as having reached a crisis point.

20.   The offensive has strained the multi-ethnic coalition government to a crisis point.