“Citizens do not appear to be confident in the government's ability to deal with the economic crisis.”

“My life would reach a crisis when my love for acting conflicted with the realization that opportunities were few and far between.”

“Or will the crisis spark a breakthrough that takes us into a whizzy futuristic world of flying cars and shiny silver jumpsuits?”

“We who are attuned to the cycles of Nature and the rhythms of the Earth often feel overwhelmed by the escalating environmental crises.”

“We'd certainly be more productive if more of our days were free of the kinds of crises that seem to erupt at a moment's notice.”

“This may be one of the reasons why the Japanese labour market was so relatively unaffected by the oil crises.”