11.   But the council adjourned without any comment on the deteriorating situation there.

12.   But the council, created to keep peace, has been frustrated by its position on the sidelines of this deteriorating situation.

13.   But they emphasize that the new president inherited a deteriorating situation from his predecessor, and they suggest that to oppose the tax cut is to risk recession.

14.   Citing the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela, the State Department on Tuesday authorized the voluntary departure of all embassy personnel in non-emergency positions.

15.   During a surprise visit to the Mozdok military base near Chechnya Wednesday, Putin reviewed the deteriorating situation with his top security aides.

16.   He also called for a fact-finding mission to Israel to look into what he described as the generally deteriorating situation.

17.   In a deteriorating situation of government finances, tightening control of outlays by introducing a system of priorities is mandatory.

18.   In making his proposal, Volcker, who was brought in by Andersen last month to restore its credibility, is clearly trying to salvage a rapidly deteriorating situation.

19.   Last month, Electricidad cancelled its traditional July share split because of its deteriorating financial situation.

20.   More signs of the deteriorating situation came Tuesday and Wednesday.