31.   The interior minister said Chatichai offered to help the government weather the crisis.

32.   The Philippines has been better able to weather the crisis than other Southeast Asian countries.

33.   There is no denying we can weather the crisis ourselves but everyone must know where we stand.

34.   Only the best-prepared manufacturing sectors -- such as the soda pop and tobacco industries and metal-working sectors -- are expected to weather the crisis in good condition.

35.   Some large airlines have weathered the crisis relatively better than others, but all five airlines have sufficient liquidity to survive under the currently foreseen outlook, it said.