| We who are attuned to the cycles of Nature and the rhythms of the Earth often feel overwhelmed by the escalating environmental crises. |
| This may be one of the reasons why the Japanese labour market was so relatively unaffected by the oil 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. |
| They reduce the frequency and intensity with which the authorities must intervene as lenders of last resort to avert systemic crises. |
| City manager Tom Mackey acknowledged that the city was facing one of its worst financial crises and would have to seriously tighten its belt. |
| Now she has a corps of enthusiastic volunteers, ready, willing and able to take on other people's crises. |
