1.   A fervent orison asking for divine guidance in bringing about a peaceful solution to the grave international crisis.

2.   The move backfired, however, as Bush was widely criticised by Democrats and some Republicans for making a partisan attack at a time of international crisis.

3.   And at a moment of international crisis, the governing inexperience that seemed appealing in Perot four years ago takes on ominous overtones indeed.

4.   An international crisis in the nick of time?

5.   An international crisis produces only a temporary public rally, but that is all Clinton needs.

6.   At the time, many analysts were worried that a weaker yen would cause a currency devaluation by China, aggravating an already troubling international economic crisis.

7.   At the same time, pharmaceutical executives resist linking domestic politics to the international AIDS crisis.

8.   At which point Kissinger begins to see the value of whomping up a small international crisis to keep Nixon in office.

9.   A CNN Gallup Poll released this weekend showed that voters now believe Gore and Bush are equally qualified to handle an international crisis.

10.   A survey of international crises provides an unsettling view.