1.   Although the Asian economic crisis may be easing, growth in Europe is slowing and much of Latin America is stagnating or slipping into recession.

2.   Bonds were mixed as concern about rising interest rates offset hopes the Asian financial crisis is easing.

3.   In the end, intervention by the monetary fund and the United States worked and the crisis eased.

4.   It also was a sign the government is confident the economic crisis has eased, traders said.

5.   Last week the crisis perceptibly eased.

6.   Now the crisis has eased, thanks largely to a weakened economy that has helped dampen demand.

7.   Now the crisis has eased, thanks to a weakened economy, increased energy supplies and some intervention by Uncle Sam.

8.   South Korean stocks were little changed as hope that the financial crisis had temporarily eased was balanced against a decline in the won.

9.   That crisis eased somewhat after several days when the central bank stepped in with emergency loans to get the system operating by encouraging banks to lend to one another.

10.   The cocaine crisis finally eased because other players could see the devastation it had on some careers and lives.