1.   As the crisis took shape, information flowed unevenly within the FAA.

2.   A worsening crisis could take the yen down further.

3.   All sides agree that the Mexican peso crisis took a toll on the firm.

4.   But the current economic crisis has taken Zimbabweans to a breaking point, people say, and the fear of challenging Mugabe is ebbing.

5.   Davis, who enjoyed steady approval numbers through his first two years in office, has seen his poll numbers plummet since the energy crisis took hold.

6.   Economists said the Asian crisis is taking its toll and will result in slower growth than initially projected.

7.   He was a young soldier when the Cuban missile crisis took the country to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.

8.   His mind was firmly focused on the collapse of his business since the economic crisis took hold.

9.   The crisis took on a European dimension when European Union authorities imposed a temporary ban on all British exports of beef.

10.   The executive warned, however, that the figure could balloon should the crisis take a new turn.