31.   Fears of a broadening credit crunch sent stocks tumbling today, led by banks.

32.   Financial markets are not immune from credit crunches.

33.   Government statements and actions designed to ease the credit crunch and boost consumer confidence have had little impact so far.

34.   He believes the economies of Asia will remain weak for the next three to four years as they tackle fundamental reforms in the midst of a credit crunch.

35.   If this credit crunch continues it will have enormously destabilizing effects.

36.   In both cases, the banks cut back on their lending, triggering a credit crunch.

37.   Interbank rates have eased partly because the central bank increased purchases in the repurchase market to ease a credit crunch, traders said.

38.   It has been trying to stimulate the economy and get more money flowing through the economy to alleviate a credit crunch that is crippling companies.

39.   It is a world that has seen currencies and stock markets plunge, with credit crunches and recessions in many countries.

40.   It was the classic recipe for a self-perpetuating credit crunch.