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Example sentences for: crises

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The cover editorial argues that the level of debt in Japan and the United States leaves the world's two biggest economies vulnerable to economic crises.
She has many positive qualities, but people in crises do desperate things.
Fear that these crises could severely affect U.S. economic and security interests have (1) focused attention on the interdependence of U.S. and global economies and (2) raised questions about what can be done to prevent or contain the spread of such crises.
Prompted by financial crises and government corruption in some countries, questions have been raised regarding their effectiveness and roles in maintaining the health of the global finance and trade systems and resolving countries' financial crises.
But I think you are right on target in pointing to the immense divide between wired-up, screwed-up America (which is where the money is), and a quieter America where men may suffer far less from identity crises because they are trying to get by rather than get ahead.