1.   Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.

2.   The deepening crisis over foreign imports is due to be discussed at a meeting of the EC Fisheries Council today in Brussels.

3.   Analysts said the decline in deliveries, while troubling and worse than expected, reflects the deepening financial crisis in Asia and not continued production problems.

4.   And from that comes the deepening political crisis.

5.   And it signaled a deepening crisis with the Palestinian Authority following the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian accord in Washington last month.

6.   Base metals slumped on concern that growth in demand will slow as the deepening financial crisis in Asia curbs purchasing.

7.   Base metals slumped on concern that growth in demand will slow as a deepening financial crisis in Asia curbs purchases of consumer goods, industrial machinery and real estate.

8.   Base metals slumped on concern growth in demand will slow as a deepening financial crisis in Asia curbs purchases of consumer goods, industrial machinery and real estate.

9.   A new nationalist-oriented Cabinet took office Monday facing tough negotiations with international lenders over how best to dig Indonesia out of its deepening economic crisis.

10.   All week, the country has been shaken by a deepening financial crisis in which the value of the ruble seems to be evaporating by the hour.