21.   Agriculture officials said a drought that hit the country early this year reduced production.

22.   All this in the midst of, indeed because of, the huge economic crisis that has hit the country.

23.   Another Jakarta newspaper, Kompas, described the unrest in Banjarmasin as the worst to hit the country ahead of the voting for a new legislature.

24.   Ann the second major weather disturbance to hit the country this year.

25.   Both countries have been hit hard by dramatic falls in the value of their currencies.

26.   But a deep economic crisis has hit both countries, and they are no longer wanted.

27.   But Cuban President Fidel Castro softened that stance after his country was hit hard by Hurricane Michelle.

28.   But a deep economic crisis has hit both countries and they are no longer wanted.

29.   But Cavaco Silva is burdened with an economic slump that hit the country in recent years.

30.   But these countries are hit with the problem because they serve as transit points for narcotics smuggling networks.