11.   Since then, the stock -- like all stocks traded in Milan -- has been buffeted by the near collapse of the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Berlusconi.

12.   The Celtics did, despite their near collapse.

13.   The collapse of the Russian economy and the near collapse of Long Term Capital Management, a hedge fund, convinced investors that the sky was falling.

14.   The central bankers also discussed prevention of liquidity crises such as the near collapse of the Mexican peso last year.

15.   The fray is expected to continue Tuesday when the Senate Agriculture Committee opens its hearings on derivatives and the near collapse of Long-Term Capital Management.

16.   The near collapse of T. EatonCo.

17.   The near collapse of talks earlier this month contained an important lesson for the Bush administration and Congress.

18.   This kind of leverage was also at the heart of the near collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, the hedge fund whose losses spooked investors in September.

19.   Two years ago, the bank was rocked by huge losses stemming from the near collapse of the American hedge-fund, Long Term Capital Management.

20.   Yet here in Taiwan, the state-controlled carrier, China Airlines, views the near collapse of the industry as an opportunity.