1.   And he warned that another crisis will grip Mexico in the not-too-distant future because the causes of the economic meltdown have yet to be addressed.

2.   As the budget crisis has gripped Congress, constituents have sent unprecedented numbers of e-mail to House and Senate offices.

3.   That puts more Chilean corporate earnings than ever at stake if a crisis grips the country.

4.   Political crisis grips country.

5.   Political crisis gripped Slovakia on Thursday ahead of a crucial referendum, with the authoritarian prime minister ignoring a high court ruling favoring his rival, the president.

6.   The leaders assert they have done the right things since the financial crisis gripped the region.

7.   The steep falls in regional currencies since a financial crisis gripped East Asia in July has made the dollar prohibitively expensive for most businesses.

8.   When a power crisis gripped the West, President Bush formed a working group on energy.

9.   As a confidence crisis gripped investors, prominent leaders who favour early reunification with China demanded that Lee step down and stay out of the presidential race next year.

10.   Pakistani police on Friday arrested the former food minister of central Punjab province on corruption charges as a wheat flour crisis gripped the country, officials said.