41.   The strike has caused widespread disruption, virtually halting flights in and out of the country.

42.   This has helped offset disruptions to supply from copper mines caused by strikes and dry weather, which is reflected in declining stockpiles.

43.   PAL president Jose Antonio Garcia said the strike caused several potential foreign buyers of the airline, including Northwest Airlines, to break off talks.

44.   A nation-wide public utility strike on Tuesday caused severe traffic problems throughout the country when all mass transit workers walked off the job.

45.   Also, a national truck strike has caused confrontations between strikers and authorities.

46.   Authorities had said the strike could have caused millions of dollars in losses.

47.   Blondel said the rail workers were not responsible for the problems the strike is causing commuters.

48.   But the rail strike caused great disruptions in traffic throughout the country.

49.   But the strike has already caused problems for some teams.

50.   Commuters were stranded in France, Belgium and Greece, where the strike caused havoc during the morning rush hour.