1.   And the near collapse of Long-Term Capital has added to the nervousness about lending.

2.   Despite his personal popularity and the near collapse of the opposition Conservative Party, Blair faces an uphill battle.

3.   During that road show, the partners explained in detail the reasons for its near collapse last fall.

4.   Former Fed officials and regulators will also testify before the committee, one of several looking into the near collapse of Long-Term Capital.

5.   High interest rates, reduced shipments of cars to the U.S. and a near collapse in residential housing all helped pull the economy lower, Statistics Canada said.

6.   IBM Atlanta is a regional headquarters for IBM, which has now fully recovered from a near collapse that resulted in massive layoffs.

7.   Only a few years ago, the near collapse of Euro Disney had experts sermonizing that mega theme parks were one U.S. export Europeans would never buy.

8.   Party leaders blamed the near collapse of a coalition with the environmentalist Greens in North Rhine-Westphalia for a slump in SPD support in recent weeks.

9.   Recent months brought a near collapse, and when many first-time Chinese investors panicked and sold off shares, they lost their life savings.

10.   Rick Pitino almost had to summon the airbrush artists after a near collapse in the final five minutes Tuesday night.