31.   The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor.

32.   The strikes came during a worsening economic crisis.

33.   The withdrawal of foreign investment would precipitate an economic crisis.

34.   This is the last thing President Mikhail Gorbachev needs, as he tries to contain a staggering economic crisis.

35.   Educational reforms were proposed, but never carried through because of the economic crisis.

36.   If the economic crisis drags out, more companies will be forced to close.

37.   The economic crisis showed no sign of letting up.

38.   There seems to be no way out of the current economic crisis.

39.   ...an economic crisis induced by high oil prices.