21.   His comments came a day after a high court overturned a law the defined combat killings by guerrilla groups as political acts that are immune from prosecution.

22.   His comments came about a week before Micron was set to announce its third-quarter results in a conference call.

23.   His comments came after the agency made its first positive assessment of the economy in three months.

24.   His comments came after the annual meeting of The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.

25.   His comments came after the central bank released its quarterly overview of the economy.

26.   His comments came amid a meeting of finance ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean.

27.   His comments came amid a mounting sense of crisis, and there is an increasing sense that Japan must find new ways to address its many economic problems.

28.   His comments came amid a mounting sense of crisis.

29.   His comments came as city leaders were huddling for what promises to be a series of high-stakes negotiations this week.

30.   His comments came as Shell in London vowed to press ahead with its move.