41.   But the trade rebounded once those crises ended.

42.   By June, when the drought and fertilizer crises ended, the price of rice started falling.

43.   Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang said Tuesday that China hoped the crisis would end as soon as possible, but he would not comment on the talks.

44.   Eli Forte, a spokesman for the government negotiators, said earlier in the day that he believed the week-old crisis would end on Wednesday.

45.   Eichel also stressed the need for an aid plan for the Balkan countries, including Yugoslavia, to give the region better prospects after the current crisis ends.

46.   Even signs that the crisis was ending failed to cheer up drivers.

47.   Few strategists are confident that the economic crisis has ended, and many suspect the decline in stock markets and currencies could continue for months.

48.   Forte said there were signs the week-old hostage crisis would end Wednesday.

49.   He added he hoped the monetary crisis would end in the near future so the industry could recover.

50.   He said some aid was being stolen in neighboring regions, and said the refugee crisis would soon end because the republic was becoming stable.